Ray Mears' World of Survival
Ray Mears' World of Survival is a survival television series hosted by Ray Mears. The series airs on the BBC in United Kingdom, it is also shown on Discovery Channel in the United States, Canada, India, Italy, Brazil, New Zealand, Australia, Norway, Sweden, The Netherlands and Russia. The show was first broadcast in 1997 with "The Arctic", and ended in 1998. It would be followed by Extreme Survival. In World of Survival, Ray demonstrates his wilderness skills and is taught new skills in every episode, like rubbing two sticks together to make fire. The show also has a cult status. Due to its popularity, more Ray Mears shows have since been produced.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.The Arctic
24-02-1997Survival expert Ray Mears travels to Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic. Here, he meets the indigenous Inuit people and finds out how they cope with living in one of the most inh...
- Ep 2
2.Arnhemland
03-03-1997Ray travels to the remote Arnhem Land in Northern Australia, where skills used by Aborigines have remained unchanged for 40,000 years. Contending with searing heat and wily crocodi...
- Ep 3
3.Siberia
10-03-1997The explorer provides a fascinating insight into the lives of nomadic reindeer herders living deep in the taiga forest of Siberia. He reveals how the Evenk people survive on a diet...
- Ep 4
4.Western Samoa
17-03-1997The compulsive adventurer learns the art of surviving on Western Samoa's Savai'i, a storm-ravaged island surrounded by treacherous seas. He discovers the secrets of building a cycl...
- Ep 5
5.Namibia
24-03-1997The expert survivalist experiences life in the drought-stricken Kalahari bush, where the hunter-gatherer community of Jo'hansi Bushmen survive in sweltering temperatures. He learns...
- Ep 6
6.The Spice Islands - Indonesia
31-03-1997Travelling to the island of Seram in Indonesia, Ray meets the rainforest-dwelling Nuaulu people, from whom he learns how to use bamboo for catching fish and cooking food. Accomplis...
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