List of episodes of the series «Ray Mears' World of Survival»

  • Seasons count: 2
  • Episodes count: 12
The Arctic
Release date: 2/24/1997

The Arctic

  • Episode number: 1
  • Episode description:
    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
Arnhemland
Release date: 3/3/1997

Arnhemland

  • Episode number: 2
  • Episode description:
    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
Siberia
Release date: 3/10/1997

Siberia

  • Episode number: 3
  • Episode description:
    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.
Western Samoa
Release date: 3/17/1997

Western Samoa

  • Episode number: 4
  • Episode description:
    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
Namibia
Release date: 3/24/1997

Namibia

  • Episode number: 5
  • Episode description:
    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
The Spice Islands - Indonesia
Release date: 3/31/1997

The Spice Islands - Indonesia

  • Episode number: 6
  • Episode description:
    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