On Channel 4 at 2100 Sunday 4 January, ‘Walking the Nile, features former 3 PARA officer Levison Wood.

Since visiting Africa as a child Lev’s been obsessed by this vast continent and dreamt of exploring it. ‘Walking The Nile’ was the most ambitious and daring expedition he could think up – a world first that would take him through rainforests, deserts, cities and war zones in some of the most spectacular locations on earth.

With a degree in History, Lev set off on a number of journeys along the Silk Road, before returning home to join the Parachute Regiment, serving in Afghnistan. In 2010 he left the army and worked for a charity project delivering ambulances from London to Malawi. Since then Lev has pioneered expeditionary travel in a number of post-conflict zones and remote areas. He has worked in over eighty countries and led teams across every kind of terrain and environment.