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Rajan Datar heads to the Philippines, a country recently in the eye of one of the worst storms ever, to see how locals are turning unparalleled disasters into an opportunity.
On The Travel Show this week Rajan Datar heads to the Philippines, a country recently in the eye of one of the worst storms ever, to see how locals are turning unparalleled disasters into an opportunity, he heads to the busy metropolis of Manila to explore its cutting edge music scene, learns how to direct traffic with a dancing policeman, and gets up close and personal with the world's oldest living primate, the Tarsier.
Last on
Tue 30 Dec 201422:30GMT
BBC News except UK & UK HD
Clips
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Rebuilding Bohol – the earthquake and typhoon struck island
Duration: 02:44
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Face to face with the world's oldest primate
Duration: 01:07
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On the beat with Manila’s dancing policeman
Duration: 01:43
Broadcasts
- Sat 24 May 201403:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Sat 24 May 201413:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Sat 24 May 201418:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Sun 25 May 201406:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
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- Tue 30 Dec 201401:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Tue 30 Dec 201412:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Tue 30 Dec 201415:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD
- Tue 30 Dec 201422:30GMTBBC News except UK & UK HD



