BBC films 90 minute TV documentary special with David Beckham in the Amazon rain forest.

The BBC has been filming a documentary following the soccer player David Beckham and three of his friends exploring the Brazilian rain forest for a 90 minute TV special the past two weeks.

The as-yet-untitled David Beckham TV special doesn't have a confirmed broadcaster yet in South Africa or the African continent, or on the BBC Worldwide distributed BBC TV channels since it is such a new commission.

The past two weeks David Beckham spent time in the Amazon with his friends David Gardner and Derek White, as well as the film maker Anthony Mandler.

"This is an unforgettable documentary set in the hear of the dense Amazon rain forest following David Beckham," says Helen Jackson, the managing director for content at BBC Worldwide.

"Through his eyes, audiences will experience life in the jungle, something so distant from David's life on and off the pitch and in the glare of the world's media".

BBC Worldwide will launch the David Beckham rain forest documentary in April at MipTV 2014's international market.

Programming note: ESPN covering David Beckham's 'Goodbye to Hollywood' today with exclusive interview on ESPNFC Press Pass.

ESPN (DStv 230) is broadcasting special programming today dedicated to soccer star David Beckham, including an exclusive interview with David Beckham himself before he departs the MLS after this weekend's MLS Cup.

ESPN will have a live one-hour special edition of ESPNFC Press Pass today, the channel's global football debate and discussion show, entitled Beckham's Goodbye to Hollywood at 14:00 and again shown at 18:30 (South African times).

ESPN will also have live and exclusive coverage of the MLS Cup Final between David Beckham's Los Angeles Galaxy and the Houston Dynamo.

ESPNFC Press Pass Special: David Beckham's Goodbye to Hollywood at 14:00 (repeat 18:30) on ESPN today will take an in-depth look back at the midfielder's time in Los Angeles and discuss his impact on Major League Soccer. In an exclusive interview David Beckham will talk to ESPN's Julie Foudy.

The MLS Cup Final: LA Galaxy v Houston Dynamo will be shown from 23:45 (South African time) (broadcast joined in progress), including pre- and post-match discussion and analysis from ESPN MLS presentation team as David Beckham makes his final appearance for the LA Galaxy.