MEET THE STANS -- episodes 3&4: Uzbekistan and Tajikistan

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Simon Reeve travels through Central Asia in this four-part BBC TV series, shown on BBC2, BBC World and by broadcasters internationally. The adventure took Simon from the far north-west of Kazakhstan, by the Russian border, east to the Chinese border, south through Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the edge of Afghanistan, and west to Uzbekistan and the legendary Silk Road cities of Samarkand and Bukhara.
The Guardian said it was 'a thrilling postcard from the edge'
The Times said: 'Simon Reeve's journey through Kazakhstan is a first-class Boys Own adventure on film and illuminating too. I can't imagine anyone switching off who stays for the first five minutes.'
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SIMON REEVE is an adventurer, TV presenter and New York Times bestselling author with a passion for travel, current affairs, history, conservation and the environment. He has been around the world three times for the BBC series Equator, Tropic of Capricorn, and Tropic of Cancer, and has travelled extensively in more than 100 countries. Simon's last journey around the Tropic of Cancer enthralled millions and was described by The Times of London as: "a real gem...Reeve is in a class of his own". Readers of a leading travel magazine voted it their favourite TV series. Simon, who is an ambassador for the nature conservation organisation WWF, has been awarded a One World Broadcasting Trust award for an "outstanding contribution to greater world understanding". His books include Tropic of Capricorn (published by BBC Books), and The New Jackals: Ramzi Yousef, Osama bin Laden and the future of terrorism, which warned of a new age of apocalyptic terrorism, and was the first in the world on bin Laden and al Qaeda. Originally published in 1998 it has been a New York Times bestseller. Simon has contributed to other studies into organised crime, terrorism, biological warfare and corruption. His book One Day in September: the story of the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre was published in 2000. The film of the same name, narrated by the actor Michael Douglas, won an Oscar for best feature documentary.
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You can find out more information on Simon's journeys, and see more of Simon's films, at his website: www.simonreeve.co.uk or at www.youtube.com/shootandscribble
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[2TomDog]

Why didn't you guys go to Turkmenistan?

[FunkMan53]

51:38 Tajik folklorical music

[Akmal7620]

Qancha tuladi sanga? Uzbekiston haqida Amir Temur haqida yalgon gapirishing uchun. Bezbet uyatsiz.



[peterygwendyta]

Apart from some of the sound issues this was a great program. It would be great if Simon could go and redo this region again as so much has change since he was last there and maybe do if Turkmenistan this time if possible.

[TheLastSaneManLeft]

Sound editing in film; -this is how it is not done.

[MjrHop]

Let's not forget when this programme was made. A lot of things have changed since then.

[engimalover]

Some nice shots of tajikistan nature, regardless of the political BS.

[ppitm]

What the hell are you talking about? Do journalists where you're from quote public figures without giving their names? Simon didn't interview anyone who didn't realize they were on TV, and gave no actual locations. Uzbekistan is a police state; the regime already knows everything.

I love Simon's programs, but he tends to make comments that will make you roll your eyes if you are actually educated about the region.

[ACEtoneStudio]

What kind of cunt gives away the name and location of his sources when he is supposed to be a journalist? Never talk to idiot Simon Reeve who needs to go back to London and explore his own fawking tawn. Bollocks.