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The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

As British comedian Romesh Ranganathan displayed in his previous series, he’s not exactly an intrepid traveler. But he’s back to visit even more curious tourist destinations in this quirky travel documentary. This time the places are further far-flung, including Mongolia, where love is in the air, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he tries to bobsled and The Sahara where he sweats profusely.
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  1. S2 E1 - Zimbabwe
    August 3, 2019
    51min
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    For most of comedian Romesh Ranganathan's life, the only news coming out of Zimbabwe has been bad. Various grim stories made Zimbabwe a no-go zone in the eyes of the world. Now, in this entertaining travel documentary, Rom is exploring the country to find out if people should be holidaying there. On the way, he re-enacts the film Titanic and tries home-brewed beer made in a bathtub.
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  2. S2 E2 - Mongolia
    August 10, 2019
    51min
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    All comedian Romesh Ranganathan knows about Mongolia is that it’s famously in the middle of nowhere. But he’s determined to get to know it, in this entertaining travel documentary. He spends a week exploring this vast nation, seeing an enormous statue of the country's iconic Genghis Kahn, visiting an energy center in the middle of the desert, and finding out how nomadic people find love.
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  3. S2 E3 - Bosnia and Herzegovina
    August 17, 2019
    50min
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    In the mind of comedian Romesh Ranganathan, Bosnia and Herzegovina is a place inextricably linked with war. But is there more to this part of Eastern Europe than bombs and bullet holes? In this hilarious travel documentary, he’s determined to find out. Along the way, he samples too much Bosnian wine, tries a bit of bobsledding, and meets a man who says he found the world’s largest pyramid.
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  4. S2 E4 - Colombia
    December 21, 2019
    50min
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    All comedian Romesh Ranganathan knows about Colombia involves cocaine barons. But is Colombia's reputation for drug wars justified? To find out Romesh is spending a week journeying around the country, in this enlightening travel documentary. En-route, he learns to make coffee, tries to salsa and discovers Tejo, a popular Colombian game where the entire point is to make explosions.
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  5. S2 E5 - The Sahara
    December 21, 2019
    50min
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    The Sahara is a vast desert that’s both at once impossibly bleak and incredibly beautiful. Comedian Romesh Ranganathan arrives at the hottest time of the year with temperatures above 50 degrees Celsius. And he’s not happy. In this unique travel documentary, he learns a novel way to treat a snake bite, endures sandstorms, takes a hot air balloon ride, and remains very, very hot indeed.
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Cast
Romesh Ranganathan
Studio
Rumpus Media Ltd
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