Synopsis
Travelling in Burma in 2018, Simon Reeve meets some spirit guides, and talks to some who see positive social change in the much-troubled country.
- Programme: Burma with Simon Reeve
- Episode: 1
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2018
- Geography | Locational Geography | Burma | Physical and Human Characteristics
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