The Travel Show

Season 2023

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38 Episodes

  • Moroccan Mosaics
    E1
    Moroccan MosaicsRajan Datar is in Fes in Morocco finding out how the country is taking extra steps to hold onto its cultural heritage.
  • Travel Like Us for Less
    E2
    Travel Like Us for LessSimon Calder looks back at the team's trips from last year and shows you there's still ways to travel that are easier on your pocket and the planet.
  • New York Nightlife
    E3
    New York NightlifeThe team heads to New York City to find out if the city that never sleeps has fully recovered from it’s lockdown slumber.
  • Benin Bronzes
    E4
    Benin BronzesThe team are in Nigeria and the UK, looking at looted artefacts, and Simon Calder finds out why this might be the perfect time to book a break on Europe's sleeper trains.
  • Switzerland: Bunkers, Balloons and Boogies
    E5
    Switzerland: Bunkers, Balloons and BoogiesChrista is in Switzerland finding out how travellers can experience some of the country's many bunkers. While she's there she also takes a seat on the iconic and modernised GoldenPass train line.
  • Winter Best Bits
    E6
    Winter Best BitsA look back at some of The Travel Show's recent highlights, including Eva Zu Beck's trip to the canals of Mexico City, Ade Adepitan's search for stolen art in Rome, and BBC 1Xtra DJ Reece Parkinson's look at how he manages his Type 1 diabetes while partying on the Spanish island of Ibiza.
  • Scotland's Fire Festival
    E7
    Scotland's Fire FestivalChrista Larwood visits Shetland's fire festival Up Helly Aa, in Scotland, as it opens itself up to women for the first time. The team also heads to New York's Broadway.
  • Celebrating Windrush
    E8
    Celebrating WindrushLucy Hedges explores the legacy of the Windrush generation on British culture, while the team meets one man who has completed seven marathons in seven days across seven continents.
  • Best Historical Journeys
    E9
    Best Historical JourneysAde Adepitan looks back at some of the Travel Show's most fascinating historical journeys, including a tour of Paris in a classic French car.
  • 1,000 Years of Mont St Michel
    E10
    1,000 Years of Mont St MichelAde Adepitan visits the French coast as the ancient site of Mont St Michel celebrates its 1,000th anniversary.
  • Siargao: Surviving The Storm
    E11
    Siargao: Surviving The StormCarmen Roberts visits the island of Siargao in the Philippines, two years after the surfer's paradise was devastated by Typhoon Odette to find out how it's bouncing back.
  • Sydney Pride
    E12
    Sydney PrideAs an enormous Pride festival arrives in Sydney, Jacqui Wakefield meets the indigenous Australians taking part for the first time. Simon Calder returns with travel tips and advice.
  • Picasso
    E13
    PicassoRajan Datar explores the Spanish city of Malaga on the 50th anniversary of the death of its most famous son - the artist Pablo Picasso.
  • The Best Bits: Spring 2023
    E14
    The Best Bits: Spring 2023Rajan Datar looks at some of the team's best adventures so far this year - from swimming with jelly fish in the Philippines to navigating the world's biggest medina in Morocco.
  • The Four Legged Mail Trail
    E15
    The Four Legged Mail TrailEva Zu Beck visits Yukon in Canada to mark the 125th anniversary of the peak of the Gold Rush, and watches its famous but brutal 450 mile dog-sled race. The team catches up with the first Arab woman to summit K2 and visits Mexico to visit the forbidding Mexican prison turned into a nature reserve.
  • Surveillance in the Sunshine
    E16
    Surveillance in the SunshineRajan Datar is in Malaga, taking a look at some of the surveillance tech that is watching you on your holidays.
  • Liverpool: The Greatest Showmen
    E17
    Liverpool: The Greatest ShowmenThe jury has finally returned its verdict and here are the results of this year's The Travel Show Eurovision special, as the team discover how Liverpool has taken Ukraine to its heart.
  • Saving Seals in Canada
    E18
    Saving Seals in CanadaEva Zu Beck is in Vancouver to see why large numbers of seals are in need of rescue in the seas off the port city, and Simon Calder returns with tips for cost-effective European Summer breaks.
  • The Golden Gays of Manila
    E19
    The Golden Gays of Manila
  • Museums - Future of the Past
    E20
    Museums - Future of the PastThe Travel Show focuses on the discussions surrounding how to display and contextualise historical artefacts in museums around the world.
  • Electric Dreams
    E21
    Electric DreamsLucy Hedges is at one of the world's most sustainable flight schools in Sweden. Travel vloggers Liv and Lew give behind-the-scenes access to their globetrotting lifestyle.
  • Bruges v Ghent
    E22
    Bruges v GhentThe Travel Show is in Belgium exploring the centuries-old rivalry between the cities of Bruges and Ghent. The team meet a plus-size traveller who explores the world on her own terms and a long-distance swimmer taking on one of West Africa's greatest challenges.
  • Best of Italy
    E23
    Best of ItalyA look back at some favourite adventures in Italy - including how tech is helping to uncover hidden history in Pompeii, to judging at the World Pizza Championships in Parma.
  • Estonia Bogs by the Baltic
    E24
    Estonia Bogs by the BalticChrista Larwood visits Estonia to find out why some Russian monuments are being removed from public view, while other reminders of the Soviet-era are being restored and revived.
  • New York, New York
    E25
    New York, New YorkThe Travel Show returns to New York to showcase some of our favourite stories from the Big Apple!
  • The Best of Australia
    E26
    The Best of AustraliaThe Travel Show revisits some of its favourite adventures in Australia - from dirt bike riding in the outback, saving some of the world's cutest penguins and booking a table at possibly the rudest restaurant in the world!
  • Thailand: Protecting Paradise
    E27
    Thailand: Protecting ParadiseLucy Hedges is in Thailand to see for herself the privileges and pitfalls in maintaining an environment whose beauty is admired around the globe.
  • Japan: The Way I See It - Part One
    E28
    Japan: The Way I See It - Part OneBlind content maker Lucy Edwards travels to Japan. She adventures from Tokyo, where she meets a blind skateboarder to Sado Island, and one of Japan's most unique festivals.
  • Japan: The Way I See It - Part Two
    E29
    Japan: The Way I See It - Part TwoBlind content maker Lucy Edward heads to Tokyo where she meets the world's first AI navigator robot before taking the bullet train to Hiroshima, where she experiences Buddhism.
  • Italy - Puglia
    E30
    Italy - PugliaPuglia is a region of southern Italy that is well known as a holiday destination for Italians but relatively undiscovered by travellers from overseas.
  • Costa Rica: Guarding the Green Revolution
    E31
    Costa Rica: Guarding the Green RevolutionQasa Alom explores Costa Rica, considered the birthplace of eco-tourism. How does the country maintain the balance between protecting its landscapes and attracting more visitors?
  • Hong Kong: The Ever Changing City
    E32
    Hong Kong: The Ever Changing CityWith a rich Cantonese heritage and colonial past, Hong Kong has long been a popular stop-over destination but as Christa Larwood discovers, there is much to explore in the city.
  • Turkey: Crossroads of Cultures
    E33
    Turkey: Crossroads of CulturesAs 2023 marks the 100th anniversary of Turkey becoming a modern secular state, Christa Larwood sets out to explore its diverse mix of cultures and traditions.
  • Adrenaline Adventures
    E34
    Adrenaline AdventuresCarmen Roberts takes a look back at some adrenaline-fuelled adventures - from abseiling down a waterfall in Peru to driving beneath a frozen lake in the French Alps.
  • Uzbekistan: The Heart of Central Asia
    E35
    Uzbekistan: The Heart of Central AsiaRajan Datar travels to Uzbekistan to discover how young people are helping to shape the future of this rapidly developing Central Asian country.
  • Stories from Scotland
    E36
    Stories from ScotlandChrista Larwood looks back at some Scottish adventures - from taking part in a Viking Festival in the Shetland Islands to looking for a Chinese take on a traditional Burns Supper.
  • Winter Wonderland Adventures
    E37
    Winter Wonderland AdventuresJoin Christa Larwood as she looks back on some of her favourite wintery The Travel Show stories from over the years.
  • Azerbaijan: Land of Fire
    E38
    Azerbaijan: Land of FireAs Azerbaijan looks towards tourism to help secure its prosperity, Rajan Datar visits the prosperous city of Baku before heading to the Caucasus Mountains.

 

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