Talk:Simon Reeve (UK television presenter)

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[edit] Sources

A lot of this article is perhaps more along the lines of a vanity piece, especially the lengthy descriptions of television programs. Regarding the award-winning presenter claim - we need a source showing that Reeve won an award, as opposed to any of the programs he presented. And a source showing he's a NYT best-selling author. SlimVirgin ^(talk) 09:52, July 27, 2005 (UTC)

I've tidied it to make it less gushing. We need a source for this: "Reeve has written or contributed to a series of current-affairs books investigating subjects such as terrorism, biological warfare, international organised crime and nuclear smuggling." SlimVirgin ^(talk) 10:08, July 27, 2005 (UTC)

The reason the article looked like a vanity piece is that it was mostly written by Reeve's publicist, Amy Chapman, she also provided the photo. Edward 03:23:05, 2005-09-02 (UTC)

Simon Reeve did win a One World Broadcasting Trust award for the "Places" documentary. A trip to the OWBT Website will confirm this.

Also, Reeve's book "The New Jackals" was on the New York Times besteller list for non-fiction the week of October 28, 2001 (and rests on the Amazon.com bestsellers list of 2001.)

Am unable to confirm the investigative current events research claim. Any luck, slim? Costelloranch 19:03, 28 October 2005 (UTC)Costelloranch

Also interesting is what has been omitted from Reeve's resume. While he is a highly regarded expert on the subject of terrorism, he has also hosted numerous 'conspiracy theory' and corporate expose-type programs.

There were two shows he hosted covering the Kennedy conspiracy theories, the questionable death of Vatican banker Roberto Calvi, and the petro-dollar Iraq-war conspiracy theory. The shows were filmed for a UK cable channel called SKY ONE titled "Conspiracies."

There were also two shows for the BBC called "Outrageous Fortunes" -- one written about the Bacardi family and the other about the Disney clan.

Finally, Reeve's first book byline wasn't for the Jackals book, but a co-author credit for a book about the 2000 computer (perceived) crises called "The Millenium Time Bomb."

[edit] Rename article

I'm going to move this article from Simon Reeve to Simon Reeve (UK). There is an Australian television presenter by the same name, and as the UK Simon Reeve is also a television presenter, it's hard to find an namespace for the other which isn't ambiguous. Simon Reeve (UK) and Simon Reeve (Australia) seems like the best option, with Simon Reeve as a disambig page. Tntnnbltn 16:49, 12 August 2006 (UTC)

As per WP:MoS, Simon Reeve (Australian television presenter) and Simon Reeve (UK television presenter) are the preferred names - I'll move the articles to those titles. -- Chuq 00:35, 13 August 2006 (UTC)

I'd say he is more than just a television presenter. He wrote articles and books before he was on TV. I'm tempted to say he should be Simon Reeve (UK author) or Simon Reeve (UK journalist). What do you think? Edward 20:09, 13 August 2006 (UTC)