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Ray Mears' World of Survival

Ray Mears' World of Survival

1997•50m•6.0/10
Documentary

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6.0/10(1)

Ray Mears' World of Survival is a survival television series hosted by Ray Mears. The series airs on the BBC in United Kingdom, it is also shown on Discovery Channel in the United States, Canada, India, Italy, Brazil, New Zealand, Australia, Norway, Sweden, The Netherlands and Russia. The show was first broadcast in 1997 with "The Arctic", and ended in 1998. It would be followed by Extreme Survival. In World of Survival, Ray demonstrates his wilderness skills and is taught new skills in every episode, like rubbing two sticks together to make fire. The show also has a cult status. Due to its popularity, more Ray Mears shows have since been produced.

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Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

February 24, 1997

Last Aired

December 27, 1998

Networks

BBC Two

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
The Arctic
Air date: 1997-02-24
Survival expert Ray Mears travels to Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic. Here, he meets the indigenous Inuit people and finds out how they cope with living in one of the most inhospitable places on earth, and also learns how to build a sturdy igloo
E2
Arnhemland
Air date: 1997-03-03
Ray travels to the remote Arnhem Land in Northern Australia, where skills used by Aborigines have remained unchanged for 40,000 years. Contending with searing heat and wily crocodiles, he searches for food in the mangrove forests, sampling local delicacies such as terredo worms
E3
Siberia
Air date: 1997-03-10
The explorer provides a fascinating insight into the lives of nomadic reindeer herders living deep in the taiga forest of Siberia. He reveals how the Evenk people survive on a diet of reindeer meat, fish and a few edible plants - a lifestyle which has remained the same for 800 years.
E4
Western Samoa
Air date: 1997-03-17
The compulsive adventurer learns the art of surviving on Western Samoa's Savai'i, a storm-ravaged island surrounded by treacherous seas. He discovers the secrets of building a cyclone-proof house, collecting much-needed fluid from coconuts and fishing with highly effective underwater catapults
E5
Namibia
Air date: 1997-03-24
The expert survivalist experiences life in the drought-stricken Kalahari bush, where the hunter-gatherer community of Jo'hansi Bushmen survive in sweltering temperatures. He learns the ancient skill of poisoned arrow-making and tracks an antelope by following its prints in the sand
E6
The Spice Islands - Indonesia
Air date: 1997-03-31
Travelling to the island of Seram in Indonesia, Ray meets the rainforest-dwelling Nuaulu people, from whom he learns how to use bamboo for catching fish and cooking food. Accomplished hunters, the tribe set ingenious traps to catch large mammals, such as deer, wild pigs - and unwary TV presenters

Cast

Ray Mears

Ray Mears

Presenter

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