About this season
British comedian Richard Ayoade (later taken over by Joe Lycett), accompanied by a celebrity guest, takes a ruthlessly efficient approach to travel, covering everything top tourist destinations have to offer in just 48 hours.
Episodes (8)
1. Vienna
9.0Aired 5 January 2016 • 23 min
Richard goes to Vienna with comedian Chris O'Dowd to sample the sausages, cakes, wines and spirits. The pair also take a hot rod tour, visit a fairground, the Freud museum and the city sewers.
2. Paris
8.5Aired 12 January 2016 • 23 min
Richard Ayoade and Mel Giedroyc do a Paris le weekend, with snails, absinthe, a cordon bleu cookery course, bespoke perfume and an art tour.
3. Copenhagen
9.0Aired 19 January 2016 • 23 min
Comedian Noel Fielding joins Richard for 48 fast and funny hours in the Danish capital, with cycling, sightseeing, art, sandwiches, beer and rollercoasters.
4. Moscow
8.0Aired 26 January 2016 • 23 min
Richard and Greg Davies attempt to extract the essence of Moscow in two days, as they clash with army tanks, head into space and visit one of the strangest circuses in the world.
5. Seville
9.0Aired 25 March 2016 • 23 min
Richard Ayoade heads to southern Spain with comedian Rob Delaney from Catastrophe, where they eat tapas, learn to dance flamenco and go a bit Wild West.
6. Venice
8.5Aired 1 April 2016 • 23 min
Richard and Jo Brand do a fast, funny and ruthlessly efficient trip to Venice, learning to row a gondola, sampling Venetian tapas, and staying at the famous Hotel Danieli.
7. Dubai
7.5Aired 8 April 2016 • 23 min
Richard and guest star Johnny Vegas visit the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa, the Dubai Mall, take a Sea Plane adventure and try some local food.
8. Berlin
8.0Aired 15 April 2016 • 23 min
Richard heads for super-cool Berlin with comedian Roisin Conaty, taking in the city's famed nightlife, Checkpoint Charlie, fancy food, and a replica Cold War apartment.