S17 E • Episode 0

S17 E1 • Ruta 40 Road Trip: Patagonia

A Ruta 40 tour of Argentina features Volcan Lanin, the highest peak in the area; Seven Lakes Drive; the Lake District in San Carlosde Bariloche; and the former hippie colony of El Bolson. Also: Butch Cassidy's hideout in Cholila; Trevelin, a town that was founded by Welsh immigrants; and the Cabo Virgenes lighthouse.

Première diffusion : 8 novembre 2015

S17 E2 • Ruta 40 Road Trip: The Andes

A motorcycle journey along Ruta 40 in Argentina. Included: the Salinas Grandes; the natural wonders of Seven Colors Hills; and Tilcara, a city that dates back some 10,000 years. Also: pre-Columbian ruins in Pucara; and the National Park of Leoncito.

Première diffusion : 1 novembre 2015

S17 E3 • Building England 2: The Age of Architects

Conclusion. An architectural tour of England. Included: Queen's House in Greenwich; Christopher Wren's Church of Magnus the Martyr and St. Paul's Cathedral in London; the urban townhomes of Bath; and Osterley House in Middlesex. Also: Hammerwood Lodge in East Sussex; Saltaire in Yorkshire; Trafalgar Square; Buckingham Palace; and the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol.

Première diffusion : 19 juillet 2015

S17 E3 • Top Ten South American Adventures

In this Globe Trekker Special, we travel all across South America, to Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil – in search of the continent’s Top 10 adventures.

Première diffusion : 15 mai 2016

S17 E4 • Poland

Poland is not a country one would normally associate with jolly travel destinations but think again! This country is rich in folklore and history – and surprisingly, not all of it is dark. Certainly, this is what globe trekker, Megan McCormick, discovers on her traipse across Silesia, Pomerania and Warmia Masuria for this very insightful Globe Trekker in Poland.

Première diffusion : 28 mars 2015

S17 E13 • Building England: The Age of Architects

S17 E5 • Sacred Places – Great Mosques

We visit some of the planet’s most spectacular and grandest mosques. Islam, founded in the 7th Century in what is now Saudi Arabia by the Prophet Muhammad, spread rapidly throughout the Middle East and into Europe, Africa and Asia.

Première diffusion : 10 avril 2016

S17 E6 • Delhi and Agra

Delhi is an incarnation of 7 cities all borne out of a bloody history. It’s a city teeming with extraordinary life flowing through the 22 million plus inhabitants who make India’s capital one of the most vibrant in the world.

Première diffusion : 3 avril 2016

S17 E7 • Isolated Islands: Saint Helena

In this program, Zay Harding embarks on a five day voyage from Cape Town on the last authentic British Royal Mail Ship, travelling 2000 miles across the South Atlantic to one of the world’s most remote inhabited islands – the tiny British Overseas Territory of St Helena, marooned over 1300 miles from the nearest mainland. The island is blessed with spectacular scenery and a fascinating history, but as yet it has no airport, so it’s very rarely visited.

Première diffusion : 31 mai 2015

S17 E8 • Top Ten African Adventures

We travel all across Africa – to Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, Madagascar, South Africa, Gabon, Cameroon, Nigeria, Niger, and Cape Verde – in search of the continent’s Top 10 adventures.

Première diffusion : 10 avril 2016

S17 E9 • The Rise and Fall of the British Raj

The “Raj” – stout British governors of 18th and 19th century India - gets the Globe Trekker treatment in a sweeping history special presented by travellers Bobby Chinn, Zay Harding, Katy Haswell, Holly Morris and Ian Wright. They span the Asian subcontinent to illustrate the spectacular story of the rise and fall from grace of the once mighty British Empire.

Première diffusion : 10 avril 2016

S17 E10 • Wild West

In this Globe Trekker Special, Zay Harding, Sami Sabiti, Holly Morris, Justine Shapiro and Ian Wright explore the extraordinary history of America’s spectacular Wild West.

Première diffusion : 10 avril 2016

S17 E11 • Hawaii 2

Globe trekker Zoe D’Amato sets out on a grand adventure to explore 4 of Hawaii’s mounds of beauty – Big Island, Maui, Oahu and Kauai.

Première diffusion : 4 septembre 2016

S17 E12 • Globe Trekker Roadtrip: Rust Belt Highway

A road trip through Pittsburgh, Detroit and Flint, Mich.; Cleveland, Toledo and Akron, Ohio; American industries; Rust Belt.

Première diffusion : 27 novembre 2016

S17 E13 • Rust Belt Part II: The American Rebirth

Spanning the American Midwest and its Great Lakes states for innovations that ignited an industrial revolution.

Première diffusion : 9 avril 2017