Jeremy Clarkson wants to make David Livingstone documentary

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 15 Oct, 16:33 · Archive

Jeremy Clarkson has said he wants to make a documentary about Victorian explorer David Livingstone before he dies.

Jeremy Clarkson has revealed in his Sunday Times column that he wants to make a documentary about Victorian explorer David Livingstone before his death. The Clarkson's Farm presenter, 66, said it is something he wants to do 'more than anything' and that he has 'never, in my life, uncovered a story to rival it'.

Clarkson has previously made several documentaries for television, including The Victoria Cross: For Valour, The Greatest Raid of All Time and Jeremy Clarkson's War Stories. He has become a television icon through his career in motoring journalism and his work on Clarkson's Farm, which is based on his 1,000-acre Cotswolds property.

Livingstone was a 19th-century explorer who mapped large areas of Africa and contributed significantly to European geographical knowledge of the continent. He discovered and named Victoria Falls in 1855, which local people called Mosi-oa-Tunya, meaning 'The Smoke That Thunders'. He worked as a Christian missionary and medical doctor, establishing missions and campaigning against the East African slave trade.

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• Jeremy Clarkson, 66, reveals his wish before he diesJeremy Clarkson has revealed a wish to do "more than anything" before his death.Oxford Mail · 15 Oct, 16:00
• Jeremy Clarkson, 66, reveals his wish before he diesJeremy Clarkson has revealed a wish to do "more than anything" before his death.Oxfordshire Guardian · 15 Oct, 16:00

In this story: Jeremy Clarkson · David Livingstone · Cotswolds · Africa · Victoria Falls

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