• RTÉ Two
    • 30m
    • Ireland
    • Documentary, Reality
    Baz's Extreme Worlds see Baz Ashmawy immerse himself in very different but extreme and tough worlds. In Programme One, Baz travels to one of America's highest security prisons in the town of McAlester. In other shows, Baz spends time with the New York Fire Brigade, goes on board a fishing boat to experience life as an Irish fisherman, delves into the world of cage fighting in the north of Ireland, lives with a survivalist in the snow deserts of the north of Sweden, and travels with the Irish army to Chad.

    4 episodes

    Season Premiere

    2x01 Colorado Farming

    Season Premiere

    2x01 Colorado Farming

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    Baz travels to Mosca, a small farming town in Southern Colorado, where he trains as a farmhand on a very unusual farm. This farm looks after 350 alligators, countless reptiles, emus and wild horses.

    Living in a rundown RV, Baz must work alongside Jay Young, hard taskmaster and owner, and overcome his fear of these deadly predators.

    As well as learning the ropes Baz must also learn how to wrestle the largest alligator on the farm, who is 10 feet long, by the end of the week. Will he be able to do it or will he bottle it?

    2x02 Body Builders

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    Bodybuilding is a sport that takes extreme mental and physical dedication and is an extremely tough lifestyle choice for those involved. In this programme Baz meets Niall Kinsella and Aly Dowling, two dedicated bodybuilders, and journeys with them in the weeks leading up to Ireland's biggest bodybuilding competition.

    As Baz watches their body shape and psyche change dramatically he is desperate to find out what drives these people and why? And will they achieve their dream?

    2x03 Tribes

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    In probably his biggest challenge yet Baz travels to one of the most remote places on earth the South Western plains of Ethiopia.

    This area is home to the Suri tribe one of the fiercest indigenous tribes in the world. Lip plates, stick fighting and living off the land are the norm and Baz spends a few days getting to know and living with the tribe. Among his challenges is drinking cow's blood.

    2x04 Exterminators

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    Everyone has heard the fact that there is a rat within six feet of you at any one time. Determined to overcome his lifelong fear of rats, Baz goes on the road with some of Ireland's top pest exterminators.

    As he learns the ropes in the job, he is offered the challenge of helping out at the country's most rat-infested house. Will he overcome his phobia in order to take on this extreme challenge?

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