Olly’s world
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Solving History with Olly Steeds Journalist Oliver “Olly” Steeds travels to the ends of the earth to investigate the truth behind some of the world’s biggest mysteries. From the lost city of Atlantis to the Ark of the Covenant to the Nazca Lines, Olly doesn’t just talk to the theorist experts; he puts their controversial claims to the test. Olly employs hidden cameras, holds clandestine meetings with smugglers, treks to remote locations to see relics, and throws himself head-long and hands-on into the native rituals to get the real story and weed out the myths. More information… |
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Last of the Reindeer Herders Chronicling the struggle of Lapland’s Sami people, facing a challenge to their right to use ancient grazing land. Anders Kroik, one of the last of the Sami reindeer herders in Lappland must herd his reindeer to their winter grazing land or they would starve in an environment of minus 30 degrees, but for the past few years these forests have been at the front-line in the Sami’s battle for survival. More information… |
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Unreported World: The Great Escape For Channel 4’s award winning and critically acclaimed foreign affairs series, ‘Unreported World’, Oliver travelled to the remote Chinese-North Korean border to report on the plight of thousands of North Korean women who have been forced into prostitution or sold as brides after fleeing persecution and starvation in one of the most secretive and repressive regimes in the world. More information… |
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Living with the Machigenga Explorers Oliver “Olly” Steeds and Mark Anstice brave oppressive heat, torrential downpours and dangerous wildlife as they venture inito the Peruvian Amazon to experience life with the Machigenga, a remote and isolated tribe that survives by following ancient traditions. More information… |
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China Series Two half hour investigative films, presented by Oliver Steeds for Al Jazeera People and Power. ‘The Yangtze’ takes the pulse of the nation from China’s main artery to witness how the nation is fragmenting, and why rebellions, backed by an emerging civil society, are breaking out in both the cities and the countryside. The New Red Guards follows the new Cultural Revolution that’s ripping into the fabric of Chinese identity. Also, a timely series of four short films made by leading Chinese directors, that aims to show the world what they think of the issues shaping their own country. More information… |
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Living with the Mek Following on from the success and survival whilst Living with the Kombai, Olly and Mark returned to West Papua – this time to live with Mek Tribe in the highland jungles. More information… |
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2010: The Power of Football The World Cup is coming to South Africa but the rainbow nation is divided – the World Cup could become a vehicle for much needed development, but critics argue priorities should be investment in health care, education and curbing crime. More information… |
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The San Story The San Story is an investigative report about the San Bushmen of the Kalahari, how they have been forced off their land by the Botswana but have fought back and recently won back the rights to the land. This is a rare positive story of successful indigenous political activism and ancestral knowledge that may secure their financial future. More information… |
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Living with the Kombai Co-presenting with jungle guru Mark Anstice, Mark and Olly embarked on a unique expedition into one of the most remote rainforests on Earth. Their goal was to track down and live with the remarkable Kombai tribe, a people whose way of has changed little since the Stone Age. More information… |
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Masters & Slaves Two investigative journeys deep into the heart of the Sahara to explore rumours that slavery was still not consigned to the history books. In both Mauritania and Niger, masters still keep slaves. Two separate reports aired on ABC News Nightline and Al Jazeera People & Power. With the assistance of Anti-Slavery International. More information… |
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Burma: Pillaging Paradise A series of undercover, investigative reports into $300million of illegal timber being smuggled from Burma’s interior across to China – the financial lifeline that’s keeping the junta in business. Returning in 2007, Oliver examined whether the armed ethnic insurgent groups like the Kachin Independence Army and their political wing, the Kachin Independence Organisation, could present any meaningful military or political opposition to the Generals More information… |