Ray Mears' Northern Wilderness
| Ray Mears' Northern Wilderness | |
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| Created by | Ray Mears |
| Presented by | Ray Mears |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 25 October – 29 November 2009 |
| Related | |
| World of Survival, Extreme Survival, Ray Mears' Bushcraft | |
Ray Mears' Northern Wilderness is a television series hosted by Ray Mears, showing Mears in Canada. The series is broadcast by the BBC.
Mears also released a book of the same title.
Synopsis
Ray Mears explores the Canadian wilderness. His journey begins in the Boreal Forest at the heart of Canada, where he examines and demonstrates the survival skills of the aboriginal people of the territory. Episode 1 was filmed in Prince Albert National Park, Episode 2 was filmed along the French River in Ontario and Episode 6 was filmed in British Columbia.
Ep1 - 'The Forgotten Forest' - Covering the Canadian Boreal Forest
Ep2 - 'The Company That Built a Country' - Activites of the Hudson's Bay Company
Ep3 - 'The Unknown Pioneer' - The journeys of Samuel Hearne
Ep4 - 'In Arctic Footsteps' - The achievements of John Rae
Ep5 - 'Koo Koo Sint - The Star Gazer' - The work of David Thompson
Ep6 - 'Journey's End' - Covering the Canadian Pacific Coast