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Ray Mears' World of Survival

Ray Mears' World of Survival

1997 2 Seasons 12 Episodes ⭐ 7.0 Documentary

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Arctic

Survival expert Ray Mears travels to Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic. Here, he meets the indigenous Inuit people an

EP 2

Arnhemland

Ray travels to the remote Arnhem Land in Northern Australia, where skills used by Aborigines have remained unchanged for

EP 3

Siberia

The explorer provides a fascinating insight into the lives of nomadic reindeer herders living deep in the taiga forest o

EP 4

Western Samoa

The compulsive adventurer learns the art of surviving on Western Samoa's Savai'i, a storm-ravaged island surrounded by t

EP 5

Namibia

The expert survivalist experiences life in the drought-stricken Kalahari bush, where the hunter-gatherer community of Jo

EP 6

The Spice Islands - Indonesia

Travelling to the island of Seram in Indonesia, Ray meets the rainforest-dwelling Nuaulu people, from whom he learns how

EP 1

Heart of the Rift - Tanzania

Survival expert Ray Mears begins his adventures on the eastern shore of Lake Eyasi in Tanzania, home to the Hadza people

EP 2

The Land of Ghengis Khan - Mongolia

Global expeditions with the survival expert, who meets the nomads of western Mongolia. These tough and resilient tribes

EP 3

Headwaters of the Orinoco - Venezuela

Wilderness expert Ray Mears travels to the heart of the Amazonian rainforest to meet the Sanema tribe. Incredibly, he fi

EP 4

The Coromandel Coast

The intrepid survivalist encounters the dangers of India's Coromandel coast, where he learns to fish with the people of

EP 5

The Barren Lands - Canada

Ray learns the finer points of fishing in Labrador, northern Canada, and visits the native Innu people at a winter hunti

EP 6

Red Centre

The survival expert ventures into the Central Australian Desert to meet a tribal elder of the Aboriginal people and lear

Popular Cast

Ray Mears

Ray Mears

Self - Presenter