Top Dogs: Adventures in War, Sea and Ice
2009•1 Seasons•3 Episodes•Ended
Documentary
Three iconic adventurers - newsman John Simpson, polar explorer Ranulph Fiennes and solo yachtsman Robin Knox-Johnston - go on a newsgathering trip to war-torn Afghanistan, attempt to sail around the most notorious of all maritime landmarks, Cape Horn, situated at the southernmost tip of South America, and man-haul sledges across the frozen sea ice of the Canadian Arctic.
Creator
Dee Kruger, John Simpson
Network
BBC Two
Origin
GB
Cast
Ranulph Fiennes
Self - Presenter
John Simpson
Self - Presenter
Robin Knox-Johnston
Self - Presenter
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