Series

Cuba with Simon Reeve

201260m / ep

Documentary

Adventurer and journalist Simon Reeve heads to Cuba to find a communist country in the middle of a capitalist revolution. Two years ago Cuba announced the most sweeping and radical economic reforms the country has seen in decades.

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1Cuba with Simon Reeve12 Jan 2012 · 60mIn this hour-long documentary for the BBC's award-winning This World strand, Simon gets under the skin of a colorful and vibrant country famous for its hospitality and humor and asks if this new economic openness could lead to political liberalization in a totalitarian country with a poor human rights record. Will Cuba be able to maintain the positive aspects of its long isolation under socialism - low crime, top-notch education and one of the best health systems in the world - while embracing what certainly looks like capitalism? Is this the last chance to see Cuba before it becomes just like any other country?

Details

Created by: Simon Reeve
First aired: 12 Jan 2012
Last aired: 12 Jan 2012
Status: Ended
Language: English
Network: BBC Two
Episodes: 1

Cast

Simon Reeve

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