Simon Alan Reeve[1] (born 21 July 1972) is an English author, journalist, adventurer, documentary filmmaker and television presenter.

Reeve has made global travel and environmental documentaries, and has written books on international terrorism, modern history, and his adventures.

[7] From the age of 14, he required counselling due to behavioural problems, such as starting fires, vandalism, and setting off an explosive at the Ealing Broadway Centre.

At the age of 18, he began work at the British newspaper The Sunday Times, initially as a post boy[10][11][12] and then in the cuttings library, where he assisted a team of investigative journalists.

[13] Classified documents obtained by the author, with uninhibited access from the likes of the FBI and the CIA, detailed the existence, development, and aims of al-Qaeda,[10][14] yet his book's warning of an apocalyptic act by terrorists went unnoticed.

[16][17] Along with Sir David Attenborough and other conservation specialists, Reeve is a member of the Council of Ambassadors for WWF, one of the world's leading environmental organisations.

Reeve has made global travel and environmental documentaries, and has written books on international terrorism, modern history, and his adventures.

His musical choices included Puccini's "Vissi d'arte" by Kiri Te Kanawa, "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers and "Rocket Man" by Elton John.