Benedict Allen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Benedict Allen

British traveller

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1960

Place of Birth: Macclesfield, England, United Kingdom

Profession: television presenter, explorer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Benedict Colin Allen FRGS (born 1 March 1960) is an English writer, traveller and adventurer known for his technique of immersion among indigenous peoples from whom he acquires survival skills for hazardous journeys through unfamiliar terrain.
In 2010, Allen was elected a Trustee of the Royal Geographical Society. He has recorded six TV series for the BBC, either alone or with partial or total use of camera crews, and pioneered the use of the head-held camera for TV, for the first time allowing viewers to witness immersion of a traveller in remote environments without the artifice brought about by a camera-crew. He has published ten books, including the Faber Book of Exploration, which he edited.On 15 November 2017, Allen was reported missing while undertaking an expedition in Papua New Guinea.
However, he resurfaced on 16 November 2017, near an airstrip.