About this season
Stephen Fry journeys across America, hoping to visit all 50 states of the country which has always fascinated him.
Episodes (6)
1. New World
7.3Aired 12 October 2008 • 60 min
Stephen Fry explores the states of New England, before heading south to the nation's capital and ending up at the civil war battlefield of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania.
2. Deep South
4.0Aired 19 October 2008 • 60 min
Stephen Fry finds out what makes the South so distinctive, from West Virginia coalminers and bluegrass musicians in Tennessee to an Alabama parole board's deliberations.
3. Mississippi
6.0Aired 26 October 2008 • 60 min
Stephen Fry journeys across America, a country that has always fascinated him. A 2,000-mile journey up the Mississippi begins in New Orleans during Mardi Gras.
4. Mountains and Plains
Aired 2 November 2008 • 60 min
Stephen Fry continues his journey across America, heading south from Montana to Texas, admiring the natural beauty of the Rocky Mountains along the way.
5. True West
1.0Aired 9 November 2008 • 60 min
Stephen Fry continues his American journey by taking a look at the dramatic landscapes and peoples of the South West, meeting physicists, Navajos and semi-naked Mormons.
6. Pacific
Aired 16 November 2008 • 60 min
Stephen Fry concludes his epic journey with a trip to the Pacific Northwest, meeting a variety of people including tree sitters, Bigfoot believers and a real-life Magnum PI.