The Travel Show (TV programme)
| The Travel Show | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | BBC World News |
| Presented by | Ade Adepitan Rajan Datar Carmen Roberts Henry Golding Christa Larwood Simon Calder Michelle Jana-Chan |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production location | Various |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC World News BBC News BBC One |
| Release | 27 February 2013 – present |
| Related | |
| Fast Track | |
The Travel Show is a BBC News travel programme. The new programme launched on 27 April 2013 and has the same programme title as a 1990s holiday programme broadcast on BBC Two.
Using a network of correspondents in London, Tokyo, Sydney, New York and Kuala Lumpur, the programme aims to provide unique insight into the world of travel. It first aired in the UK in late February, after Winter Olympics coverage, in a Friday morning slot on BBC Two. A Sunday evening slot was also added on the BBC News channel in April 2014 and BBC iPlayer.
There are different editions of the programme, two 30-minute programmes: (shown on BBC News), a global edition (BBC World News), and a 15-minute version (BBC One and BBC News during BBC Breakfast). A 30-minute edition also airs on BBC One usually at 05:30am on Saturday morning. A four-minute version also appears on BBC World News at varying times of the week.
Presenters
| Presenter | Role | Base / other info |
|---|---|---|
| Ade Adepitan | Presenter | London |
| Christa Larwood | Presenter | London |
| Rajan Datar | Presenter | London |
| Benjamin Zand | Presenter / Producer | London |
| Carmen Roberts | Presenter | Tokyo |
| Henry Golding | Presenter | Kuala Lumpur |
| Simon Calder | Global Guru | |
| Lucy Hedges | Presenter | London |
| Mike Corey | Presenter | |
| Omar Mehtab | Presenter | London[1] |
Occasionally other BBC correspondents and travel bloggers appear as presenters such as blind backpacker Tony Giles,[2] Emeline Nsingi Nkosi[3][4] and Eva zu Beck[5]
The Travel Show (1988-1997)
The Travel Show name was first used by the BBC for a BBC 2 holiday programme presented by Penny Junor[6] between 1988 and 1997. Like the BBC News programme, one of the main contributors to this magazine-style programme was the news channel's Global Guru Simon Calder,[7] who joined The Travel Show in the last few years of its run to present reports. Before Calder, Matthew Collins and John Thornes were the presenters reporting from various locations around the world with John Kettley[8] on hand to give weather advice for the week ahead,[9] while an early 1990s refresh saw Carol Smillie and Paddy Haycocks join the reporting team, with The Travel Show providing a 'Moanline' for viewers to get in-touch with travel complaints.[10][11]
In addition to the main programme, The Travel Show Guides was a half-hour spin-off which just focused on one location per week (for example, Ibiza[12] or Southern California)[13][14] whilst The Travel Show Traveller[15] and The Travel Show UK Mini Guides were short-form filler programmes[16][17] compiled from the main programme with the latter featuring a voice-over from Roger Wilkes.[18]
References
- ^ "The Travel Show". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "BBC World News - the Travel Show, Seeing the World without Sight".
- ^ "Emeline Nsingi Nkosi: Never sell yourself out - stand up for what you believe in". 7 February 2018.
- ^ "BBC World News - the Travel Show, Passengers with a Purpose".
- ^ "BBC World News - the Travel Show, Mexican Green Wave".
- ^ "Broadcasting – Penny Junor".
- ^ "Biography".
- ^ "BBC Programme Index".
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