Eden TV Guide — Friday, 26 June 2026

The Spanish island of Villa Winter, which was suspected of being a port for German U-boats and part of a larger plan to invade the United States

One of the largest Nazi bunkers ever constructed, outside the French town of Watten, a missile facility with storage for 108 missiles, a liquid oxygen factory and two launch pads

As the Red Army approached a forest in Poland toward the end of the war, they stumbled upon a massive complex containing more than a thousand structures across 25sqkm

A secret weapons program in the heart of Austria that could have ended badly for the Allies - and may have indicated nuclear plans being concocted by Hitler

The Spanish island of Villa Winter, which was suspected of being a port for German U-boats and part of a larger plan to invade the United States

Ben Robinson visits Laxey on the Isle of Man to discover what drew Victorians to the tourist destination. It wasn't the beaches and the mountains that attracted Victorian tourists, but an engineering marvel - the biggest waterwheel in the world

The adventurer reaches Sri Lanka, whose strategic location and tropical spices made it a target for invaders and colonisers for centuries. In the north he visits the scenes of vicious battles between the Tamil minority and the Sri Lankan army, traumatic events from which the population is still recovering. On his way to Bangladesh, he hitches a ride on a trawler, highlighting one of the Indian Ocean's fastest-growing industries - providing prawns for the West. But as he reveals, it comes at a price for the environment

The adventurer begins the final leg of his journey on the northern tip of Sumatra in western Indonesia, near the epicentre of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, finding out how the province of Banda Aceh has undergone many changes since the disaster. He also explores the illegal trade in exotic pets in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, before heading for Australia, the final country on his epic journey. There he visits the unspoilt wilderness of the Kimberley region, meets a crocodile hunter and goes fishing with natives campaigning to stop the construction of a giant gas plant

Simon Reeve travels to East African countries Kenya and Uganda to meet some of the millions of people involved in producing tea and learn more about the processes involved

Simon Reeve heads to Vietnam to uncover the stories behind the morning pick-me-up. He travels to the central highlands, where he meets the people who grow, pick and pack coffee

The adventurer reaches Sri Lanka, whose strategic location and tropical spices made it a target for invaders and colonisers for centuries. In the north he visits the scenes of vicious battles between the Tamil minority and the Sri Lankan army, traumatic events from which the population is still recovering. On his way to Bangladesh, he hitches a ride on a trawler, highlighting one of the Indian Ocean's fastest-growing industries - providing prawns for the West. But as he reveals, it comes at a price for the environment

The adventurer begins the final leg of his journey on the northern tip of Sumatra in western Indonesia, near the epicentre of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, finding out how the province of Banda Aceh has undergone many changes since the disaster. He also explores the illegal trade in exotic pets in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, before heading for Australia, the final country on his epic journey. There he visits the unspoilt wilderness of the Kimberley region, meets a crocodile hunter and goes fishing with natives campaigning to stop the construction of a giant gas plant

Simon Reeve travels to East African countries Kenya and Uganda to meet some of the millions of people involved in producing tea and learn more about the processes involved

Simon Reeve heads to Vietnam to uncover the stories behind the morning pick-me-up. He travels to the central highlands, where he meets the people who grow, pick and pack coffee

Aveline continues to believe in her phantom pregnancy, Billy discovers Julie has a new lover and Jack goes for a job as a handyman

The family dog is accused of biting a girl, Billy tries to make Julie jealous, and Jack gets a bumper wage packet