An Idiot Abroad
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44:00Ricky & Stephen send reluctant traveller Karl Pilkington on a trip to Brazil to see Christ the Redeemer. But before he can get there he's forced to take part in the Rio Carnival, later finding himself on a nudist beach.
46:00Karl Pilkington finally returns home after travelling around the world to see the Seven Wonders of the World. Back in Britain he's quizzed about his travels to find out if he's actually learned anything from his experiences.
46:00Ricky & Stephen send reluctant traveller Karl Pilkington on a trip to Peru to see his final wonder of the world, Machu Picchu. But before he gets there he's dropped in the middle of the Amazon where he's forced to survive.
45:00Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send reluctant traveller Karl Pilkington on a trip to see Petra in Jordan. But before he even gets there, Karl's forced to go on an unexpected tour of the Middle East.
44:00Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send reluctant traveller Karl Pilkington on a trip to India to see the Taj Mahal. But before he can even get there, he's forced to visit the largest religious festival in the world.
45:00Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant send Karl Pilkington on a trip to see the Great Wall of China. En route Karl is forced to experience traditional fire massage and discovers a disturbing fact about his future health.
July 2019
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45:00Ricky & Stephen send reluctant traveller Karl on a trip to see Chichen Itza in Mexico. Arriving in the middle of the Easter celebrations, Karl witnesses a crucifixion, is forced to do Mexican wrestling & learn cowboy skills.
44:00Karl wants to drive along the legendary Route 66 in an open top Cadillac but Ricky & Steve have other ideas. Along the way they want him to join a high school choir, hang out with New Age therapists & meet the Amish.
May 2018 44:00
44:00Ricky & Stephen send Karl on a trip to Egypt to see the Great Pyramids. After heavy fog thwarts his first visit to the pyramids, Karl is forced to spend some time with the locals before returning to the 'wonder'.
June 2017
45:00Karl's last "thing to do" is seeing Mount Fuji, Japan. Karl gets lost in Tokyo; Ricky and Steve put him up in a 'capsule' hotel; take him to a Sumo wrestling stable and send him on the world's steepest rollercoaster.
May 2017 45:00
45:00Karl heads off to Africa to go meet a Gorilla. Before he travels to Uganda, Karl agrees to start in South Africa as he's been there on holiday and heard it was alright.
45:00Karl isn't really prepared for the arctic conditions in Alaska. Ricky and Steve have also planned some dog sledding, a meeting with Innuits and a visit to the North Pole.
45:00Karl heads off to Australia to tick off the classic thing to do before you die - 'Swimming with Dolphins'. Before he even touches soil in Oz, Ricky and Steve have planned a little stopover in Thailand.
46:00The next 'thing to do' for Karl is a trip aboard the Trans-Siberian Express. He's hoping for luxury, but Ricky and Steve have other ideas.
45:00Karl's first 'to do' is to spend a night on a desert island in Vanuatu in the South Pacific. Followed by two very different types of bungee jumps, some quality time with a Prince Phillip-worshipping tribe, exotic underwear...
April 2017 46:00
46:00Karl goes to see the 'Spider Sisters' perform on his own. Tensions are still boiling over as they continue their journey through China where Ricky has arranged a scenic river boat cruise down the Yanghtzee River.
44:00Karl and Warwick continue their journey via India where they stop off in Mumbai. Warwick tries to get Karl in the right frame of mind & Ricky pulls some strings to secure them roles in a new Bollywood blockbuster film.
45:00Karl & Warwick start their journey in Venice where Marco Polo began the same trip 800 years before. They experience a Venetian Masked Ball & a risqué 'pleasure machine', before a water jet pack ride almost ends disastrously.