Travel Docos
Along with the Lonely Planets and Pilot Guides there are a few more personal journeys in this collection too. Billy Crystal visits Moscow, Ruby Wax hangs out in Miami, Billy Connolly shows us Scotland and Michael Palin goes all over the place.
Put on your loudest Hawaiian shirt and kick off your Birkenstocks, this is travelling the cheap way. Bon Voyage.
Pictured: Michael Palin visits Ancient Rome
Civilisations (2007)
7.1/10
Director: Serge Tigneres, Tomomi Nagasawa
This popular French production chronicles four of history's most influential ancient civilisations. Episodes include: 'China - The Wild Dragon's Herit... Read more
Dogora: Open Your Eyes (2004)
5.9/10
Director: Patrice Leconte
Filmmaker Patrice Leconte takes us on a musical journey through Cambodia. Set to a beautiful score by Etienne Perruchon, there is no dialogue or stor... Read more
Dan Cruickshank's Adventures in Architecture (2008)
Starring: Dan Cruickshank
Architectural historian Dan Cruickshank follows a global treasure trail of buildings that have impressed, astonished and delighted us and have changed... Read more
Billy Connolly: World Tour of England, Ireland and Wales (2002)
8.3/10
Director: Anon
Starring: Billy Connolly
After a break of 6 years Billy Connolly brings his hugely popular World Tour series back to the British Isles. Filmed during his 2001 tour this is a p... Read more
Route 66 Marathon Tour: Chicago to L.A. (2006)
Called the Main Street of America, Route 66 linked East and West for nearly 60 memorable years and became part of America's national folklore. Nearly... Read more
Journal de France (2012)
7.1/10
Director: Raymond Depardon, Claudine Nougaret
Starring: Raymond Depardon, Claudine Nougaret
Travelling alone, internationally acclaimed photographer and filmmaker Raymond Depardon spent six years capturing his home country with a large format... Read more
Billy Connolly: World Tour Of Australia (1996)
8.3/10
Director: Nobby Clark
Starring: Billy Connolly
A funny, witty and perceptive account of the Big Yin's trip Down Under combining documentary footage and live performances from his sell-out concerts. Read more
Treasures of the Silk Road: Mysteries of the Taklamakan (2005)
Director: Serge Tigneres
Along the border between central Asia and India, behind the high Pamir and Tien Shan mountain chains, the Silk Road arrives at an immense basin formin... Read more
Michael Palin: Himalaya (2004)
8.4/10
Director: Roger Mills, John Paul Davidson
Starring: Michael Palin
Michael Palin's sixth televised international journey takes him to the Himalaya (Sanskrit for "The Abode of Snow"), a mighty and majestic region of As... Read more
Intrepid Journeys: Volume 2 (2007)
6.9/10
Starring: Marcus Lush, Miriama Smith, Dave Dobbyn, Kim Hill, Andrew Fagan, etc ...
10 more intrepid travellers hit the road in TVNZ's revealing series. Marcus Lush heads off on the Trans-Siberian Railway; Miriama SMith finds herself... Read more