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LEVISON Wood is a serving British Army officer and explorer who has branched out into television.

He has already embarked on three epic treks on camera and now he is setting off on his latest on the Channel 4 documentary From Russia To Iran: Crossing The Wild Frontier. Here's his bio...

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Born on May 5, 1982, Levison Wood is an active member of the British Army and has fought in the war in Afghanistan.

He grew up in Stoke-on-Trent before going on to study History at the University of Nottingham.

In April 2006 he was commissioned as an officer in the Parachute Regiment of the British Army.

During his time in Afghanistan, he served in Helmand province, scene of some of the bloodiest and deadliest fighting during Britain's involvement in the country.

Wood is not married and has previously spoken about the difficulties for any woman to be with him given how long he spends overseas due to work currently.

In 2010 Wood decided to leave the Army and started pursuing a career in photography and journalism before going on to become a best-selling author.

However, he recently decided to rejoin the Army as a Major in the 77th Brigade which was only formed in January 2015.

The 77th Brigade's mission is to work across government organisations to achieve the goals of Defence Engagement and Building Stability Overseas Strategies.

The brigade is named in honour of the 77th Indian Infantry Brigade which fought against the Japanese in Burma during the Second World War.

Speaking about the group's work he said: "We will go and meet other counterparts and capacity build and train up friendly foreign fighters.

"There is a lot of civil military liaison, the point of the 77 Brigade is to have non-kinetic effects.

"Social media is a very small part of the unit, it is mainly about having an effect, whether it is through media or other operations."

Beginning in southern Russia, Levison will walk the vast Caucasus Mountains crossing through Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia and into Iran - a country which has been closed off to much of the West.

Wood will travel with locals and live as they do as he heads towards his final destination - the shores of the Caspian Sea in Iran.

This will be Wood's fourth epic TV walk after his previous efforts - Walking the Nile, Walking the Himalayas and Walking the Americas all received widespread praise and acclaim from critics.

From Russia To Iran: Crossing The Wild starts on Sunday, August 20 at 8pm on Channel 4.

It is on at the same time as Far From The Madding Crowd on BBC One, Dragons' Den on BBC Two, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part Two on ITV and The Ant and Dec Story on Channel 5.

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Who is Levison Wood? From Russia To Iran presenter, British Army officer and explorer - The Sun