Ray Mears' World of Survival

Ray Mears' World of Survival

1997 · 2 seasons · 12 eps · ★ 7.0 · Documentary

Ended

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.

Directed by John-Paul Davidson

Network: BBC Two

Your Rating

Cast

Ray Mears Self - Presenter

More from John-Paul DavidsonSee all →

Hugh Laurie: Down by the River

Hugh Laurie: Down by the River · 2011

Hugh Laurie: Down by the River

MovieDocumentary

Hugh Laurie takes a personal journey into the heart and soul of blues and jazz music.

Galahad of Everest

Galahad of Everest · 1991

Galahad of Everest

MovieDocumentaryHistory

Brian Blessed plays George Mallory in this intrepid recreation of his ill fated 1924 climb to Everest. Meeting Sir Chris Bonington, Rheinhold Messnerhe learns of the pitfalls that await him before setting off for his epic struggle with the mountain. Against all odds he reaches 26000 feet on the North face of Everest, and is a changed man

Fry's Planet Word

Fry's Planet Word · 2011

Fry's Planet Word

SeriesDocumentary

Fry's Planet Word sees Stephen Fry finding out more about linguistic achievements and how our skills for the spoken word have changed. He dissects language in many of its guises.

Himalaya with Michael Palin

Himalaya with Michael Palin · 2004

Himalaya with Michael Palin

SeriesDocumentary

Intrepid adventurer Michael Palin takes a journey through the Himalayas.

Michael Palin's New Europe

Michael Palin's New Europe · 2007

Michael Palin's New Europe

SeriesDocumentary

Michael Palin explores European countries that were once behind the Iron Curtain.

Sahara with Michael Palin

Sahara with Michael Palin · 2002

Sahara with Michael Palin

SeriesDocumentary

In this four-part BBC documentary, former Monty Python funnyman and renowned globe-trotter Michael Palin sets off from Gibraltar to travel across the Sahara, his witty humor downplaying the hardships he faces along the arduous journey. He travels to Morocco, Mauritania, Mali and beyond, across some of the harshest terrain on the planet.

Stephen Fry in America

Stephen Fry in America · 2008

Stephen Fry in America

SeriesDocumentary

Stephen Fry journeys across America, hoping to visit all 50 states of the country which has always fascinated him.

Brazil with Michael Palin

Brazil with Michael Palin · 2012

Brazil with Michael Palin

SeriesDocumentary

Brazil with Michael Palin is a travel documentary series by Michael Palin consisting of four episodes. Palin, had never been to Brazil which, in the 21st century, has become a global player with a booming economy bringing massive social changes to this once-sleeping giant which, as the fifth largest country, is as big as some continents.

Natural World

Natural World · 1983

SeriesDocumentary

Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.

Last Chance to See

Last Chance to See · 2009

Last Chance to See

MovieDocumentary

Twenty years after Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine traveled the world in search of some of the most endangered animals, Stephen Fry joins Mark to retrace their journeys.

Last Chance to See

Last Chance to See · 2009

Last Chance to See

SeriesDocumentary

A follow-up to the 1990 Radio 4 series in which the late Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine travelled around the world in search of endangered species. 20 years later Stephen Fry and Mark Carwardine go back to see what has become of the animals in two decades, and to discover what has affected their fortunes.

The Sweatbox

The Sweatbox · 2002

MovieDocumentary

Trudie Styler, a documentarian, had been allowed to film the production of 'Kingdom of the Sun'/'The Emperor's New Groove' as part of the deal that originally brought her husband Sting to the project. As a result, Styler recorded much of the struggle, controversy, and troubles that went into making the picture on film (including when producer Fullmer called Sting to inform the pop star that his songs were being deleted from the film). Styler's completed documentary, The Sweatbox, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival on September 13, 2002. Disney owns the rights to the documentary and has not released it on home video or DVD.

Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great · 2005

Catherine the Great

MovieDramaDocumentary

Drama documentary reconstructing the life and times of Catherine the Great of Russia.

Seve

MovieDramaDocumentary

Despite being blocked at almost every turn in pursuit of the sport he loved, Seve Ballesteros fought against adversity to become the most spectacular and charismatic golfer to ever play the game.

The Man in the Hat

The Man in the Hat · 2020

The Man in the Hat

The Man In The Hat sets off from Marseilles in a small Fiat 500. On the seat beside him is a framed photograph of an unknown woman. Behind him is a 2CV into which is squeezed Five Bald Men. Why are they chasing him? And how can he shake them off? As he travels North through France, he encounters razeteurs, women with stories to tell, bullfights, plenty of delicious food, a damp man, mechanics, nuns, a convention of Chrystallographers and much more, coming face to face with the vivid eccentricities of an old country.

The Grotesque

The Grotesque · 1995

MovieComedyDrama

Sir Hugo is more interested in reconstructing dinosaur bones than in paying attention to his wife, Lady Harriet. He's not thrilled when daughter Cleo brings home her betrothed, Sidney, who aspires to be a poet. The new butler, Fledge, provides Lady Harriet with the attention she's been missing and then seduces Sidney. Did he have a role in Sidney's disappearance as well?

More Like This

Mountain Men

Mountain Men · 2012

SeriesRealityDocumentary

Profiles of some of the men who choose to live off the grid in the unspoiled wilderness, where dangers like mudslides, falling trees and bears are all part of everyday life.

Life Below Zero

Life Below Zero · 2013

Life Below Zero

SeriesRealityDocumentary

Viewers go deep into an Alaskan winter to meet six tough and resilient residents as they try to stay one step ahead of storms and man-eating beasts to make it through to spring. The closest neighbor to Sue Aikens is more than 300 miles away. Eric Salitan subsists solely on what he hunts and forages. Chip and Agnes Hailstone catch fish for currency in bartering for supplies, and Andy and Kate Bassich use their pack of sled dogs for transportation.

Man vs. Wild

Man vs. Wild · 2006

SeriesAction & AdventureDocumentary

Bear strands himself in popular wilderness destinations where tourists often find themselves lost or in danger.

Parenthood

Parenthood · 2025

SeriesDocumentary

A journey like no other, full of risk and reward. David Attenborough tells stories of dedication, ingenuity and sacrifice as animals embark on an epic challenge – being a parent.

How is it so far?

Your ratings make Midnight smarter