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From Russia to Iran: Crossing Wild Frontier

2017 1 season 5 eps

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Season 1

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Season 1

45 min

S1 · E1 · Aug 20, 2017

Southern Russia Episode 1

Levison experiences breath-taking landscapes, bizarre ruins, and a sufi ceremony and crosses Chechnya - now ruled by a terrifying strongman - into Dagestan, where terrorists hide out in the mountains.

8.1 · You

45 min

S1 · E2 · Aug 27, 2017

Dagestan to Azerbaijan Episode 2

In Dagestan - which the Foreign Office warns against visiting - Levison experiences warrior clans' hospitality, stunning beauty and ancient cities. Then it's on to country-of-contrasts Azerbaijan.

8.1 · You

45 min

S1 · E3 · Sep 3, 2017

Azerbaijan to Georgia Episode 3

Levison and Rasheed head into the remote mountains on the journey to Igushetia, accompanied by a government minder as the area has had problems with Islamist terrorist attacks. Walking through what feels like an unknown paradise untouched for hundreds of years, Levison finds piles of bones - the remnants of ancient Ingush burial ceremonies - in centuries old fortified towers.

7.8 · You

45 min

S1 · E4 · Sep 10, 2017

Armenia to Iran Episode 4

Levison meets nomadic shepherds and dangerous dogs in the Gobustan desert, climbs to a castle halfway up a cliff, visits Stalin's birthplace and meets a hermit monk who lives atop a 45-metre monolith.

8.2 · You

45 min

S1 · E5 · Sep 10, 2017

The Time in Between Episode 5

Levison travels through Armenia and Europe's forgotten warzone Nagorno-Karabakh, before heading into Iran towards Tehran, the Caspian Sea and the journey's end.

5 episodes in Season 1

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Explorer Levison Wood - famous for Walking the Nile, Walking the Himalayas and Walking the Americas - is taking on a new expedition in this four-part series: to cross the mighty Caucusus mountain range that lies between Russia and Iran. And as well as a new region of the world, Levison is taking a new approach to exploring: making his way by any means necessary. Travelling with the locals and living as they do, Levison's epic, 2,600-mile journey takes him through five countries, crossing the wild lands on the tense frontier between Europe and Asia and visiting some of the most fascinating and diverse people's on earth.

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Levison Wood

Director

Alex Stockley von Statzer

Executive producer

Adam Bullmore

Composer

Sam Hooper

Total runtime 3h 45m · Episode length 45 min · Country United Kingdom

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Premiered

August 20, 2017

Final episode

September 10, 2017

Status

Ended

Network

Channel 4

Country

United Kingdom

Type

Scripted

Episode length

45 min

Total runtime

3h 45m

Original language

English

Production

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October Films

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United Kingdom

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Spoken on screen

English

More from Levison Wood

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Walking the Nile

TV · 2015

Walking the Americas

TV · 2017

Arabia With Levison Wood

TV · 2019

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