Simon Reeve today: fresh TV slot, tour extended into 2026, and what’s next for the globe-trotting storyteller

Simon Reeve is back on screens in the UK tonight with a primetime repeat from his landmark travel strand, landing at 8:00 p.m. (UK)—a neat companion to his ongoing “To the Ends of the Earth” theatre tour, which has just added final dates and now runs into May 2026. For fans who discovered him through epic routes like the Tropics and for newcomers catching up, the timing offers both a living-room escape and a night out on the calendar.

Tonight’s Simon Reeve broadcast: why it still hits

The episode airing this evening revisits a leg of Reeve’s sweeping journey along the Tropic of Cancer, moving through North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Even as a repeat, it stands out for three reasons:

1. Route-based storytelling: Rather than classic country guides, Reeve traces lines across the map, stitching together politics, ecology, and everyday lives that sit along the same latitude.

2. Access and empathy: Interviews feel more like kitchen-table conversations than set pieces, a tone that’s helped the series age unusually well.

3. Topical threads: Migration routes, water scarcity, and conservation projects featured years ago remain pressing in 2025, giving the re-air added relevance.

How to watch: In the UK, it runs at 8:00 p.m. with on-demand availability typically following the linear broadcast. International access varies by region and platform; viewers in North America can usually find his series via documentary catalogues on major streaming services or specialty channels.

Simon Reeve tour update: “To the Ends of the Earth” adds final dates

On the live front, Reeve’s second theatre tour has been extended again, now billed as the final leg with shows scheduled through spring 2026. The format blends behind-the-scenes stories from filming, high-impact photography, and candid reflections on risk, resilience, and the people met along the way. After crossing the 100-show mark, the production has evolved into a polished, two-hour evening that still leaves room for ad-lib moments and audience Q&A.

Why the tour resonates now

• Human stakes: Reeve spotlights fixers, guides, rangers, and families whose choices illuminate bigger global shifts.

• Adventure with purpose: The talk isn’t just “best-of” travel; it wrestles with threats to wilderness, the economics of poaching, and how communities adapt.

• Uplift without naivety: He pairs tough material with practical optimism—small wins, local heroes, and lessons learned.

If you’re planning to go, expect late-added seats and extra matinees at select venues as demand ebbs and flows across the calendar.

Recent Simon Reeve slate: from Scandinavia to the wilds

This year saw continued interest in his Scandinavia journey, a crisp, contemporary counterpoint to the Tropics arc. Looking ahead, a flagship wilderness project remains on the docket, trailing Reeve into some of Earth’s least disturbed regions. The production focus is twofold: celebrating vast, biodiverse spaces and probing the pressures that could tip them—illegal logging, resource scrambles, climate shocks.

Where the work is heading

• Deeper climate literacy: Expect more segments that connect field reporting to local solutions—reforestation co-ops, water-capture tech, and community-led tourism models that pay for protection.

• Route logic with modern stakes: The “follow a line” structure (latitude, border, or river) remains a signature, but with sharper attention to supply chains and the policies shaping them.

• Audience bridges: Live tours feed back into the screen work, seeding new contacts and stories while keeping a direct line to viewers beyond social media.

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• Latitude trilogies: The Tropics routes (Cancer/Capricorn) and the Equator journey show the purest version of his format—wide-angle geopolitics grounded in everyday encounters.

• Country deep-dives: Episodes set in Burma/Myanmar, India, and Caribbean nations balance beauty with unvarnished reportage.

• Modern Europe: The Scandinavia series blends big landscapes with policy questions around energy, migration, and the Arctic.

Practical viewing notes (UK & North America)

• UK: Tonight’s slot is 8:00 p.m.; on-demand typically appears shortly after.

• North America: Availability differs by service; search platform libraries for his name and series titles, as episodes are often grouped into travel/expedition collections.

It’s a busy moment for Simon Reeve—a prime-time TV return in the UK this evening, a live show rolling into 2026, and a pipeline that keeps one foot in the wild and the other on a theatre stage. Whether you tune in tonight or book a seat for the final tour swing, you’re signing up for a rare mix of adventure, candour, and curiosity that still cuts through in the streaming era.