Friday, 15 December 2017
864 Operation Raleigh
First viewed : June 1988
This six-part documentary series was a showcase for the charitable project Operation Raleigh set up, originally as Operation Drake, by Colonel John Blashford-Snell with the patronage of Prince Charles. The idea was to select a number of young people from various countries, often from deprived communities, put them on board a large ship and sail them round the world to get involved in scientific research or Peace Corps- style community projects. I didn't watch much of it because I was too jealous of those taking part.
The programme helped to put the project on a permanent basis and it became the sustainable development charity Raleigh International in 1992.
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