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Holidays in the Danger Zone
''Holidays in the Danger Zone'' is a series of documentaries, produced by the BBC This World (television programme), This World and originally broadcast on BBC Four in the UK. They have also been shown on BBC Two and exported to other countrie ...
: America Was Here'' is a four-part travel documentary on
Central America and
Southeast Asia, part of the ''
Holidays in the Danger Zone
''Holidays in the Danger Zone'' is a series of documentaries, produced by the BBC This World (television programme), This World and originally broadcast on BBC Four in the UK. They have also been shown on BBC Two and exported to other countrie ...
'' series, produced and broadcast by
BBC This World This World may refer to:
* ''This World'' (TV series), a BBC television series
* "This World" (Selah Sue song), 2011
*"This World", a song by the Dream Academy from their 1985 eponymous album
*"This World", a song by Earshot from their 2002 debut a ...
. Written and presented by
Ben Anderson, and produced by Will Daws. It was first broadcast in Jun 2007, on
BBC Four
BBC Four is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It was launched on 2 March 2002 .
*Episode 1:
Vietnam
*Episode 2:
Cambodia
*Episode 3:
Nicaragua and
Honduras
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
*Episode 4:
El Salvador
El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...
and
Panama
In the series, Anderson visits a series of countries that the
United States has either invaded, interfered with or occupied during the
Cold War
The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because the ...
.
See also
* ''
Holidays in the Danger Zone
''Holidays in the Danger Zone'' is a series of documentaries, produced by the BBC This World (television programme), This World and originally broadcast on BBC Four in the UK. They have also been shown on BBC Two and exported to other countrie ...
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* ''
Holidays in the Axis of Evil''
* ''
The Violent Coast
''Holidays in the Danger Zone: Violent Coast'' is a four-part travel documentary on West Africa, part of the ''Holidays in the Danger Zone'' series, produced and broadcast by BBC ''This World''. Written and presented by Ben Anderson, It was fi ...
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* ''
Rivers
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
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* ''
Meet the Stans
''Holidays in the Danger Zone: Meet the Stans'' is a four-part travel documentary on Central Asia, part of the ''Holidays in the Danger Zone'' series, produced and broadcast by BBC Correspondent (now This World). Written and presented by Simo ...
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* ''
Places That Don't Exist
''Holidays in the Danger Zone: Places That Don't Exist'' is a five-part travel documentary, part of the ''Holidays in the Danger Zone'' series, produced and broadcast by BBC This World. Written and presented by Simon Reeve, and produced by Wi ...
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References
External links
BBC-World's re-broadcast pageincludes a synopsis for each of the four segments.
BBC television documentaries
BBC World News shows
Documentaries about politics
Television shows filmed in Vietnam
Television shows filmed in Cambodia
Television shows filmed in Nicaragua
Television shows filmed in Honduras
Television shows filmed in El Salvador
Television shows filmed in Panama
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