Europe or Die Trying

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Duration: 30 minutes

Paul Kenyon travels three thousand miles along the most dangerous illegal immigration route out of Africa. Many die crossing the Sahara, or at sea on the way to a better life in Europe, but can the survivors convince those who follow that Europe in recession is no longer worth the risk?

  • A deadly route to Europe

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    Panorama reporter Paul Kenyon joins Libyan border police patrolling the Sahara - a journey thousands of migrants attempt in a bid to reach Europe.

  • Migrants risk lives for Europe

    Panorama reporter Paul Kenyon traces the deadly route of African migrants determined to reach Europe, regardless of recession and a less than warm welcome.

    Read Paul's feature

  • Audio slideshow: Europe or Die Trying

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  • Paul Kenyon on Africa's migrants

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    Panorama's Paul Kenyon discusses his trip to Africa to retrace the route taken by as many as 40,000 migrants every year in their bid to reach Europe.

  • Panorama's journey

    Panorama have returned to West Africa to once again pick up the trail of migrants who are willing to risk everything for the chance of a new life in Europe.

    Following on from my work in Destination Europe in September 2007 and Destination UK in January 2008, I have kept a travel log of the team's experiences.

    Over the weeks leading up to our programme, Europe or Die Trying - scheduled for Monday, 14 September on BBC One - and beyond, I will continue to blog about everything from the palpable emotion of a cave that was once used to process slaves being shipped to America, to the delicate negotiations of dangerous border crossings, to a treacherous trip through the barren Sahara that claims the lives of desperate migrants on a near-daily basis.

    Read Paul's blog

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Credits

Reporter
Paul Kenyon
Presenter
Jeremy Vine
Producer
Howard Bradburn

Broadcasts

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