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A documentary in two parts looking at the high altitude country of Nepal. This episode visits the Annapurna range where the snowy peaks reach heights of over 8,000 meters, the sacred Buddhist complex at Lumbini, and the border city of Bhimdatta.

From Manang to Bhimdatta

Nepal - Home of the Gods (2/2)

A documentary in two parts looking at the high altitude country of Nepal. This episode visits the tea-growing region of Ilam, the temples of Janakpur, and the Kathmandu valley.

From Ilam to Kathmandu

Nepal - Home of the Gods

Third and final part of our exploration of Thailand. Bangkok has transformed itself over the last few decades into a bustling high-rise city. A visit to a metropolic of skyscrapers, freerunners and Michelin starred chefs.

Thailand: A Festival of Colours

Third and final part of our exploration of Thailand. Bangkok has transformed itself over the last few decades into a bustling high-rise city. A visist to a metropolic of skyscrapers, freerunners and Michelin starred chefs.

Bangkok: Tradition and Modernity

Part one of a three-part exploration of Thailand. In the far north of the country on the border with Myanmar lies the Golden Triangle area, notorious as an opium producing region.

The North: Hill People, Digital Nomads and Wine Making

Episode two of a three-part exploration of Thailand. With its beaches, markets, rice fields and temples, the southern province of Chumphon is picture postcard Thailand.

The South: Paradise Beaches and Muslim Villages

Journalist Sineb El Masrar goes to Crete, "the island of the gods". After some shopping in the old town of Chania, she explores the south of the island by bike. In the village of Kouses, Sineb visits the spice shop of Yannis Giannoutsos, who cultivates his own aromatic garden. Before leaving for Archanes to learn sirtaki, the famous Cretan dance, the journalist visits the site of an experimental scientific project to combat drought.

Crete

Journalist Sineb El Masrar goes to Crete, "the island of the gods".

A Mediterranean Journey

In Sicily, we explore the frozen summit of Etna, discover clothing made from orange peel, and meet an activist from an anti-Mafia movement in Palermo, and talk with the mayor of the city, Leoluca Orlando, known for his migrant reception policy.

Italy

An exploration of the frozen summit of Etna, and a meeting with the mayor of Palermo, known for his policy of welcoming migrants.

Andalusia is revealed in all its splendour. After an introduction to flamenco with the dancer Anabel Veloso, we visit the Alhambra in Granada, an architectural marvel testifying to the Arab influence that has long marked the region. In Tarifa, photographer José Luis Terrado records the living and working conditions of refugees, which contrast with the superb villas of the region.

Spain

Andalusia is revealed in all its splendour. 

This Mediterranean journey is coming to an end. For this last leg, Sineb is in Morocco, the country of her grandparents, with Jaafar. After a stroll through the medina of Tangier and a visit to its souk, the two journalists sit down at the water's edge to talk about their exciting Mediterranean journey.

Morocco

This Mediterranean journey is coming to an end. For this last leg, Sineb is in Morocco, the country of her grandparents, with Jaafar.

A visit to the land of the Pharaohs, considered a cradle of civilisation and an extremely heterogenous society today. In Alexandria, Shaima Ali has created a Muslim dating application. In Port Said, Eman Hadoo and her female friends practice a traditionally male art form and accompany their songs with the simsimiyya, an Egyptian string instrument.

Egypt

A visit to the land of the Pharaohs, considered a cradle of civilisation and an extremely heterogenous society today.

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Nepal - Home of the Gods (2/2)

From Manang to Bhimdatta

Nepal - Home of the Gods

From Ilam to Kathmandu

Bangkok: Tradition and Modernity

Thailand: A Festival of Colours

The North: Hill People, Digital Nomads and Wine Making

Thailand: A Festival of Colours

The South: Paradise Beaches and Muslim Villages

Thailand: A Festival of Colours

A Mediterranean Journey

Crete

A Mediterranean Journey

Italy

A Mediterranean Journey

Spain

A Mediterranean Journey

Morocco

A Mediterranean Journey

Egypt

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All videos

Nepal - Home of the Gods (2/2)

From Manang to Bhimdatta

Nepal - Home of the Gods

From Ilam to Kathmandu

Bangkok: Tradition and Modernity

Thailand: A Festival of Colours

The North: Hill People, Digital Nomads and Wine Making

Thailand: A Festival of Colours

The South: Paradise Beaches and Muslim Villages

Thailand: A Festival of Colours

A Mediterranean Journey

Crete

A Mediterranean Journey

Italy

A Mediterranean Journey

Spain

A Mediterranean Journey

Morocco

A Mediterranean Journey

Egypt

Discovery
Travel