The Travel Show

  • Premiered: Feb 2014
  • Episodes: 499
  • Followers: 1
  • Running
  • BBC Two
  • Friday
  • Documentary Travel

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Season 2023
2023x1
Moroccan Mosaics
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Jan 13, 2023
Rajan Datar is in Fes in Morocco finding out how the country is taking extra steps to hold onto its cultural heritage.
2023x2
Travel Like Us for Less
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Jan 20, 2023
Simon 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.
2023x3
New York Nightlife
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Jan 27, 2023
The team heads to New York City to find out if the city that never sleeps has fully recovered from it’s lockdown slumber.
2023x4
Benin Bronzes
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Feb 03, 2023
The 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.
2023x5
Switzerland: Bunkers, Balloons and Boogies
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Feb 10, 2023
Christa 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.
2023x6
Winter Best Bits
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Feb 17, 2023
A 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 .. show full overview
2023x7
Scotland's Fire Festival
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Feb 24, 2023
Christa 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.
2023x8
Celebrating Windrush
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Mar 03, 2023
Lucy 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.
2023x9
Best Historical Journeys
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Mar 10, 2023
Ade Adepitan looks back at some of the Travel Show's most fascinating historical journeys, including a tour of Paris in a classic French car.
2023x10
1,000 Years of Mont St Michel
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Mar 18, 2023
Ade Adepitan visits the French coast as the ancient site of Mont St Michel celebrates its 1,000th anniversary.
2023x11
Siargao: Surviving The Storm
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Mar 24, 2023
Carmen 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.
2023x12
Sydney Pride
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Mar 31, 2023
As 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.
2023x13
Picasso
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Apr 07, 2023
Rajan Datar explores the Spanish city of Malaga on the 50th anniversary of the death of its most famous son - the artist Pablo Picasso.
2023x14
The Best Bits: Spring 2023
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Apr 14, 2023
Rajan 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.
2023x15
The Four Legged Mail Trail
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Apr 21, 2023
Eva 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 .. show full overview
2023x16
Surveillance in the Sunshine
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Apr 28, 2023
Rajan Datar is in Malaga, taking a look at some of the surveillance tech that is watching you on your holidays.
2023x17
Liverpool: The Greatest Showmen
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May 12, 2023
The 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.
2023x18
Saving Seals in Canada
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May 19, 2023
Eva 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.
2023x19
The Golden Gays of Manila
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May 26, 2023
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2023x20
Museums - Future of the Past
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Jun 02, 2023
The Travel Show focuses on the discussions surrounding how to display and contextualise historical artefacts in museums around the world.
2023x21
Electric Dreams
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Jun 09, 2023
Lucy 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.
2023x22
Bruges v Ghent
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Jun 16, 2023
The 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 .. show full overview
2023x23
Best of Italy
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Jun 23, 2023
A 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.
2023x24
Estonia Bogs by the Baltic
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Jun 30, 2023
Christa 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.
2023x25
New York, New York
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Aug 25, 2023
The Travel Show returns to New York to showcase some of our favourite stories from the Big Apple!
2023x26
The Best of Australia
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Sep 01, 2023
The 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!
2023x27
Thailand: Protecting Paradise
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Sep 08, 2023
Lucy Hedges is in Thailand to see for herself the privileges and pitfalls in maintaining an environment whose beauty is admired around the globe.
2023x28
Japan: The Way I See It - Part One
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Sep 15, 2023
Blind 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.
2023x29
Japan: The Way I See It - Part Two
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Sep 22, 2023
Blind 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.
2023x30
Italy - Puglia
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Sep 29, 2023
Puglia is a region of southern Italy that is well known as a holiday destination for Italians but relatively undiscovered by travellers from overseas.
2023x31
Costa Rica: Guarding the Green Revolution
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Oct 06, 2023
Qasa 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?
2023x32
Hong Kong: The Ever Changing City
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Oct 13, 2023
With 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.
2023x33
Turkey: Crossroads of Cultures
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Oct 20, 2023
As 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.
2023x34
Adrenaline Adventures
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Oct 27, 2023
Carmen 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.
2023x35
Uzbekistan: The Heart of Central Asia
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Nov 03, 2023
Rajan Datar travels to Uzbekistan to discover how young people are helping to shape the future of this rapidly developing Central Asian country.
2023x36
Stories from Scotland
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Nov 10, 2023
Christa 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.
2023x37
Winter Wonderland Adventures
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Dec 23, 2023
Join Christa Larwood as she looks back on some of her favourite wintery The Travel Show stories from over the years.
2023x38
Azerbaijan: Land of Fire
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Dec 29, 2023
As 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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