A Taste Of India

An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet

November 2024 •English

Follow Nikolaj Coster-Waldau’s search for the people, ideas, traditions, and attitudes – the solutions – which will transform fear of the future into hope, climate angst into optimism and human disconnection into engagement. In each of the six episodes, Nikolaj and his affable team criss-cross the globe exploring humanity, witnessing its power for good and learning about some of the remarkable solutions (both old and new) that inspire his optimism for the future.

Martin Compston's Norwegian Fling

November 2024 •English

Best buds Martin Compston and Phil MacHugh are back on the road enjoying a fling in the fjords. They visit Scotland's Scandi neighbour for death metal, reindeers, vikings and more.

Joel & Nish Vs The World

November 2024 •English

Best friends Joel Dommett and Nish Kumar travel to locations across the globe to immerse themselves in the lives of the toughest, strongest, fittest people in the world.

Hipster Tour - Iceland

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Hipster Tour - Scandinavia

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Seoul Searching

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Under the Radar Michigan

November 2024 •English

This is a fast-paced, modern, thirty-minute program that explores the best of Michigan. Airing on PBS outlets all across Michigan, Northern Ohio, and Eastern Wisconsin and 2.5 Million homes in Canada. Think modern, hip, high-tech, fast-paced, travel channel - concentrating on only Michigan. Each week UTR host Tom Daldin explores everything from Michigan restaurants and museums, to cool businesses and neighborhoods. The object is to discover the people, places and things that are unique about Michigan.

James and Jupp

November 2024 •English

Comedians Elis James and Miles Jupp take a series of unconventional trips around Wales.

Miriam’s Big American Adventure

November 2024 •English

Miriam Margolyes embarks on an epic road trip through the heartlands of middle America with her unique mix of charm, cheek and curiosity. Miriam is travelling almost a thousand miles from Chicago to New Orleans, and along the way she meets the people whose voices and votes are reshaping the nation.

The Real Marigold Hotel

November 2024 •English

A group of famous faces travel to India to see if retiring in India would be better than retiring in England.

The Real Marigold on Tour

November 2024 •English

Having road-tested retirement in India, Miriam Margoyles, Wayne Sleep, Bobby George and Rosemary Shrager are reunited to discover what it is like to grow old in other countries around the world.

Tribes, Predators, and Me

November 2024 •English

Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan travels to the remotest regions on three continents to join three tribal families, learning their unique traditional survival skills and how they live alongside the world’s most iconic and dangerous animals.

Jimmy Doherty's Escape to the Wild

November 2024 •English

Jimmy Doherty visits far-flung places to meet people who have created new lives for themselves in surprising and unlikely locations

The Last Overland

November 2024 •English

Eighty-seven-year-old adventurer Tim Slessor sets out to recreate his own 1955 record-breaking drive from London to Singapore - in the same badly behaved old Land Rover. What could possibly go wrong?

Die letzten Paradiese

November 2024 •German

Grayson Perry’s Big American Road Trip

November 2024 •English

Artist and social commentator Grayson Perry crosses the US, exploring its biggest fault lines, from race to class and identity, making art as he goes

Robson Green's Weekend Escapes

November 2024 •English

Relax, reset and recharge. Robson takes the roads less travelled across his beloved North East England. With friends and family, he finds wellbeing and adventure in wonderful places.

Monty Don's Spanish Gardens

November 2024 •English

Monty Don travels to Spain, discovering gardens across the country’s diverse landscape and exploring its rich and varied history and culture. In Episode 1, he visits historic and modern gardens around the harsh central plains of Spain. In Episode 2, he continues his journey through Spain, visiting the gardens of the South. In the final episode, he discovers gardens in the lesser-known green and mountainous North of Spain.

On the Wings

November 2024 •English

Embark on a series of journeys through the skies over Japan. Fly to airports nationwide and enjoy breathtaking views from the airplane window. Experience the unique seasonal beauty of the long stretching nation's southern coral reefs, vivid autumn foliage, Mt. Fuji at sunset and sparkling cityscapes. Upon arrival at each location, expert local airport staff will introduce must-see attractions, exquisite cuisine and more. Also gain a glimpse about the jobs of pilots and cabin crew.

Top Gear

November 2024 •English

This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The long-running show travels to locations around the world, performing extreme stunts and challenges to see what the featured cars are capable of doing. The current hosts are Paddy Mcguinness, Chris Harris and Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff.