WORLD-FAMOUS BBC presenter and adventurer Simon Reeve will recount tales from more than 15 years of travelling to the most remote and extreme corners of the planet in a special show at The Hexagon in October.

From being chased by pirates, hounded by the KGB and bombed by Colombian barons, Simon Reeve has seen it all as he travelled through over 120 countries and his BBC documentaries have sold to more than 60 countries around the world.

The audiences across the country have been lapping it up - so much so, that his sell-out UK theatre tour in 2018 has been extended by huge public demand into 2019.

He will present An Audience with Simon Reeve at the Reading theatre on October 24.

The show aims to shock, inspire and provide a hilarious insight into his adventures.

Simon said: “I’ve had some magnificent adventures and met some of the most inspiring people on the planet. So obviously I’ve got lots of tales from my travels, and this show is a tremendous opportunity to share them with audiences across the UK.

“There’s a lot that I see and film that never makes it into the programmes, so there’s also behind-the-scenes stories to tell and footage to show. I want to entertain people, but I also want to inspire them. I hope the show might prompt them to go on their own adventures and encourage them to get out of their comfort zone in life. I also want to remind people that starting from nothing doesn’t need to stop you from achieving your dreams.

“Everyone seems to think that to be on TV you need to have got straight A’s at public school, but I don’t come from a media family or a wealthy, travelling background, and I left my local comprehensive with basically nothing and went on the dole. I started work in a mailroom. I never went to university.”

The show will end with a 20-minute Q&A session where audience members can ask those burning questions.

Simon added: “In a strange way I really like being put on the spot and I love probing questions. On stage, I hope I can get across my enthusiasm for the idea of pushing yourself in life.”

Tickets available at www.readingarts.com/hexagon.