Episode 4

Simon Reeve embarks on the final leg of his journey around the Mediterranean taking a ferry across the Straits of Gibraltar to Ceuta, the Spanish exclave surrounded by Morocco. Ceuta, one of the few land borders between the European Union and Africa, has seen the number of migrants and refugees attempting to cross its fortress like border quadruple in recent years. Simon goes on patrol with the Spanish border police as they check vehicles for stowaways. Undaunted by the refusal of the Moroccan authorities to grant him a filming permit, Simon crosses the border as a tourist and tracks down a group of migrants hiding in the nearby forest. They have travelled 1000's of miles crossing the Sahara and now just a 20-foot razor wire fence separates them from their European dream. Simon crosses the Med to Spain discovering the huge numbers of dolphins and even giant whales that survive in one of the world's busiest shipping lanes by dodging the ferries, container ships and oil tankers. ... Written by Mark_a_Wood markawood@hotmail.co.uk