Hello all,

I thought you guys might be interested in this project. I am researching a documentary about travel and tropical diseases and I was hoping that you might be able to help me.

The documentary is part of a major new primetime series for Channel 4, produced by RDF Television, one of the UK’s leading independent production companies. We make documentaries for all the main channels ranging from the BAFTA award-winning ‘Faking It’ series for Channel 4 to the internationally acclaimed 'Century of the Self' series for the BBC.

The film will tell the stories of all those brave travellers who sacrificed comfort for the mystery and thrill of the exotic. These journeys will be portrayed sensitively and responsibly, to show the complications of being ill in a foreign land. In this light, we are looking to find rare and mysterious illnesses that one can pick up whilst travelling. The programme, in a nutshell will prepare the first time traveller for the perils that could lie ahead.

If you know of anyone who was ill during their travels then please feel free to pass this information on to them.

On a practical basis, the film will be made in as friendly and low-key a manner as possible. There will be only one or two people in the crew and they’ll use the latest, smaller sized camera.

I look forward to hearing from you soon. If you do need any more information, please don’t hesitate to contact me either by phone or at anshu.ahuja@rdfmedia.com

Many thanks in advance.

Anshu Ahuja
Researcher
Direct Line: 020 7013 4313
mobile: 078 877 93184
www.rdfmedia.com