Discovery Channel
 

Hi there

The Discovery Channel is making six short films, or idents, to run between programmes and they want one of them to be about a desert explorer.


He or she would have to have travelled extensively across deserts, often solo and can be from anywhere except the UK or the US. They would need to be aged between 26-39 and be able to speak passionately about desert travel.

Do you think this sounds like you? Or anyone you know? If it does, there's £750 paid for taking part and whoever's up for it would be flown to North Africa to film for two days.

Hope to hear from you soon!

Why????
 

Why not from the UK?

Why 26-39??

Thanks

Chris

Discovery Channel
 

We are making six films and one of them already features someone from the UK. It's about getting a range of representatives from the Discovery territories. Age 26-39 because that's the audience age range they want to attract. Like attracts like...

Discovery
 

He looks great. Can you verify his age though?

a man from the moroccan sahara desert
 

hello ,
i saw your post here .
I am a man from the sahara desert of Morocco.I travelled lot in the desert , and speak fluent English .I am 26 years old.
Am I qualified to play that role ?
if you need more info ,let me know
thanks.

Like attracts like...
 

I am over 50. Can I still watch Discovery or should I gracefully retire to UK Travel Channel?

I think we should all watch UK Gold!

lol

Gold?
 

does that mean it's in colour?!

Hello Sam!
I will do it straight away.

I am 38, and I have been driving off road bikes in Europe, Asia and Latin America

In the beginning of March I am going down anyway to shoot film.

Heres my blog for the trip. http://www.vgb.no/15742/

Its unfortunately in Norwegian, but have a look anyway. There is a picture of two happy guys there, me to the right.

Wish you a peacefull Christmas

Cheers
Haakon

Forgot to mention that I love the dessert, and you can reach me on:

Mail: haakonj@fuoslo.no

Phone: +47 93 44 09 84


Cheers
Haakon

age: 27.
some experience of desert. i have strong interesting of your project.
my email enyacc at yahoo.com


cheers/Fons

Self promotion
 

Hi guys. Unfortunately not everybody has read the post carefully. I might also love the outer space, but this fact still doesn't qualify me as a space specialist.

And, unfortunately, it looks like too much has been revealed about the conditions. I would, in my humble subjective opinion, prefer to see suggestions about "that guy I met", or "a great friend of mine", than screaming loud "me me me is the one (who wishes to have fun and the 750 GBP)".

Wishing you a bunch of safe and joyful desert kilometres in 2007,
DS

Yeah!!
 

That is funny! I could claim to be non-UK but that's the only passport anyone will issue me, though I've never lived there!! I nominate Chris, who, though may be from the UK, seems to spend more time somewhere sandy.

And why not from the US?! While the US does have some extensive travellers, the UK and Oz and NZ and Can all seem to boast more. . .

?!

cheers

Graham

How about country’s that don’t want to be part of the UK? – I’m Welsh, does that count?

I second the nomination of Chris. To me age and country of origin etc unimportant, Content of the film is. Put someone in front of the camera that has knowlege and enthusiasm and a passion for desert travel.

Well I’m 38 and have crossed a few deserts, most of them solo. Besides crossing Sahara twice (once alone in the summer) I have crossed the Namib desert, some of the Kalahari, Kaisut and various other smaller trips.

Huh?
 

Has anybody seen these 'films' inbetween programs? They are about 10 seconds orso. Why is everybody making such a fuss about it?

Cheers,

Noel

Noel,

"O sancta simplicitas!"

(As said Jan Huss, seeing an old woman adding a chip of wood to the stake at which he was being burned)

I haven't seen them, but.....
….apart from that I have genuine interest of the desert. Strange thing, I lived there three years as a kid an I always want to go back.