Ireland with Simon Reeve

Episode: Ireland with Simon Reeve - EP1
Broadcast Info: 2015 (59 mins)
Description: Ireland with Simon Reeve explores the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in a new two-part series for BBC Two. Both form one of the most beautiful islands in the world: a place steeped in history, culture and belief, but one with a complex and troubled past.
The series will look at how centuries of religion, history and politics have shaped life there and still affect people today.
Simon begins his journey in the south of Ireland, para-motoring with an Irish explorer. On the west coast he does spot of surfing, before climbing Croagh Patrick in honour of Ireland’s patron saint. This leg of his journey ends in Malin Head, Ireland’s most northerly point.
In this first episode, Simon arrives by ferry into County Wexford. He looks at the beginnings of the long and turbulent relationship between Britain and Ireland, and takes a paramotor flight up along the coast. From here he heads up to Cork and joins the thousands who make the challenging climb up the sacred mountain of Croagh Patrick.
He travels to the surf town of Lahinch before heading to Northern Ireland, where he visits Crom Castle and moves on to the city of Londonderry. He concludes the first episode by crossing the border again into County Donegal, and ends his journey at Malin Head, the northernmost tip of the island.
Genre: History; Culture; Social Science; Religion; Natural History

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