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BBC Two 1999 - 2002 3 seasons 18 eps TV-PG Ended

Ray Mears' Extreme Survival

1999 - 2002 3 seasons 18 eps TV-PG

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Season 3

50 min

S3 · E1 Jun 8, 2002

Belarus Episode 1

Ray explores the ancient forests of Belarus, a last reminder of how the whole of northern Europe once looked. In this vast wilderness of natural woodland he tracks wolves and a herd of native bison as well as raiding ants' nests for nutritious larvae, and explains he is not the first to live off this land.

50 min

S3 · E2 Jun 8, 2002

Roger's Rangers Episode 2

Ray follows in the footsteps of childhood hero Robert Rogers, who achieved fame for a feat of wilderness survival during the Seven Years War against the French in New England and Canada. Racing against the onset of winter, the pioneer used his knowledge of the forest to keep his men alive as they struggled back to safety from a raid in enemy territory.

50 min

S3 · E3 Jun 8, 2002

Alaska Episode 3

Ray visits Alaska and tells extraordinary tales of survival in the frozen wilderness, including that of beachcomber Mike Legler who crashed his plane in a remote lake and battled to stay alive for 10 days before being rescued - long after the official search had been abandoned. Plus, the saga of the Farallon, a ship which ran aground on a desolate shore in the winter of 1910.

50 min

S3 · E4 Jun 8, 2002

Namibia Episode 4

Ray demonstrates how to survive on Namibia's Skeleton Coast, where it hardly ever rains and the temperature regularly tops 50 Celsius. He also recalls the shipwreck of the Dunedin Star in 1942, whose survivors were kept alive by airdrops while a land convoy struggled to cover 600 miles of uncharted desert to reach them.

50 min

S3 · E5 Jun 8, 2002

Thailand Episode 5

Ray travels into the jungle of north east Thailand to learn survival techniques with a group of Vietnam veterans, including Colonel George Day, Captain Chuck Klusmann and survival instructor Sergeant Tom Lutyens.

50 min

S3 · E6 Jun 8, 2002

New Zealand Episode 6

Ray learns of the treacherous weather conditions in New Zealand and hears the story of a father and son found freezing to death on an exposed mountain ridge. Plus the perils of a flooded river, and traditional firefighting techniques learned by Maori communities.

6 episodes in Season 3

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Ray Mears has spent his life developing a brand of survival skills he calls Wilderness Bushcraft, a philosophy that humans should live closer to nature, as the Bushmen do. In Extreme Survival he demonstrates his wilderness skills and shares amazing tales of survival from some of the world's most menacing environments.

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Ray Mears

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Total runtime 15h 0m · Episode length 50 min · Country United Kingdom

Show info

Premiered

June 6, 1999

Final episode

June 8, 2002

Status

Ended

Network

BBC Two

Country

United Kingdom

Type

Scripted

Episode length

50 min

Total runtime

15h 0m

Original language

English

Languages

Spoken on screen

English

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