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
Billy Connolly's Route 66 (2011)
7.9/10
Starring: Billy Connolly
The Big Yin turns Easy Rider and follows a lifelong dream as he makes the iconic 2488 mile journey from Chicago to Santa Monica. With his unrivalled a... Read more
An Idiot Abroad (2010)
8.3/10
Starring: Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Karl Pilkington
In this hilarious hit series, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send their friend Karl Pilkington around the world - against his will. Karl thinks he... Read more
The Trail of Genghis Khan (2010)
8.3/10
Director: Tim Cope
Starring: Tim Cope
For young Australian adventurer Tim Cope, this was the journey of a lifetime - travelling 10,000kms alone on horseback across the Eurasian steppe thro... Read more
Intrepid Journeys: Volume 4 (2010)
6.9/10
Starring: Judy Bailey, Temepara George, Rhys Darby, Ruben Wiki, Brendon Cole, Anika Moa, K...
From Rhys Darby's close encounters with the mountain gorillas of Rwanda to the bad boy of ballroom, Brendon Cole's altercation with a chicken in the w... Read more
Victoria's Empire (2009)
7.7/10
Starring: Victoria Wood
Humorous and grave in equal measures, her epic journey takes us on a breathtaking tour of the old Empire beginning in India and continuing through Hon... Read more
Kevin McCloud's Grand Tour of Europe (2009)
8.6/10
Director: Michael Waldman
Starring: Kevin McCloud
This landmark series features Kevin McCloud ('Grand Designs') tracing the footsteps of the most notorious aristocrats, artists and architects of the '... Read more
Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World (2009)
8/10
Starring: Billy Connolly
Billy's going to the edge of the world and he's taking us with him. In the summer of 2008, Billy Connolly set sail on a 10-week journey from ocean to... Read more
South (Marcus Lush) (2009)
8.7/10
Starring: Marcus Lush
Another offering from broadcaster Marcus Lush sees him on a heartfelt journey into the rugged and beautiful south of New Zealand. While work introduce... Read more
Lost in Libya (2009)
Director: Dan Henry
Starring: Roberto Chiarvetto, Brendan O'Carroll (II), Kuno Gross
Follow three 'history hunters' on a journey through the Sahara Desert in Libya. This mixed group of adventurers share a common interest; that of findi... Read more
Wainwright Walks: Coast to Coast (2009)
8.6/10
Starring: Julia Bradbury
Having completed his Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells, Alfred Wainwright became obsessed with finding the perfect route across the north of Engl... Read more