''Holidays in the Danger Zone'' is a series of documentaries, produced by the

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This World and originally broadcast on

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in the UK. They have also been shown on

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and exported to other countries, including Canada and Australia. The series of travelogues see the presenters Ben Anderson and Simon Reeve visit countries which are far off the beaten track. * '' Holidays in the Axis of Evil'' was first to be broadcast. It was presented by Ben Anderson and included visits to North Korea, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Libya and Cuba; the countries named by

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, the US president, as members of an "Axis of Evil". * '' America Was Here'' takes Anderson to countries where the US either intervened in conflicts or fought wars in recent history. They include

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand ...

, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Vietnam. * '' The Violent Coast'' includes visits to one of the most dangerous parts of the world, on the western tip of Africa, as Anderson travels through

Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north ...

, Nigeria, Liberia and Sierra Leone. * ''Rivers'' takes a slightly different approach. Instead of featuring specific countries, Anderson travels along five of the world's most dangerous rivers (the

Amazon River The Amazon River (, ; es, Río Amazonas, pt, Rio Amazonas) in South America is the largest river by discharge volume of water in the world, and the disputed longest river system in the world in comparison to the Nile. The headwaters of ...

, Ganges,

Congo River The Congo River ( kg, Nzâdi Kôngo, french: Fleuve Congo, pt, Rio Congo), formerly also known as the Zaire River, is the second longest river in Africa, shorter only than the Nile, as well as the second largest river in the world by discharge ...

, Euphrates and

Jordan River The Jordan River or River Jordan ( ar, نَهْر الْأُرْدُنّ, ''Nahr al-ʾUrdunn'', he, נְהַר הַיַּרְדֵּן, ''Nəhar hayYardēn''; syc, ܢܗܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ''Nahrāʾ Yurdnan''), also known as ''Nahr Al-Shariea ...

) which pass through many disputed territories. * '' Meet the Stans'' was presented by Simon Reeve for the first time, and saw him travel through Central Asia. Along the way, he visited Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,

Tajikistan Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...

and Uzbekistan. * '' Places That Don't Exist'', presented by Reeve, visited countries which aren't officially recognised breakaway states from other nations. The trip took him to Taiwan, Nagorno-Karabakh,

South Ossetia South Ossetia, ka, სამხრეთი ოსეთი, ( , ), officially the Republic of South Ossetia – the State of Alania, is a international recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, partially recognised Landlocked country, ...

, Somaliland and Transnistria. The programmes are occasionally repeated on BBC Four and have also been shown on

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. Outside the UK, the series currently screens on the

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and

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channels.

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