Australia, Burma, the Tropic of Cancer … Simon Reeve has been on some epic journeys. On inspiration for the seriesFor a long time the Mediterranean was seen as a bit of a backwater, and not as exotic as other parts of the world. It’s obviously been in the news more recently and I started thinking about what a journey around it would offer. On his shock over the north-south divide in CyrpusCyprus was such a good example of why the Mediterranean is so interesting. Mediterranean With Simon Reeve starts on BBC Two on Sunday October 7.

Source: Irish Examiner October 02, 2018 15:00 UTC