Episode 1
Athens
23m8.0 / 10
Comedy goddess Dawn French joins Richard in Athens for some ancient history, doughnuts, molecular food, ouzo, and a radical pedicure involving a toothless fish.
Episode credits
Guest stars Dawn French
TV series
Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
201513 seasons6.4 / 10
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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.
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Episode 2
Porto
23m8.0 / 10
Nish Kumar joins Richard for a potter round Porto. Their stuffed mini-break includes scooters, a tipple or two, a fat sandwich, pastries, confession, and some amazing views of Portugal's second city.
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Guest stars Nish Kumar
Episode 3
Tallinn
23m8.5 / 10
Richard and Alice Levine - DJ, broadcaster & podcaster - do Estonia's capital in 48 hours - including the most see-able sights, some nosh at its top restaurant, and a stroke of Sean Connery's face.
Episode credits
Guest stars Alice Levine
Episode 4
Hamburg
23m8.0 / 10finale
Richard Ayoade and Bob Mortimer go for a spin round cosmopolitan Hamburg. There's a Beatles tour in the red-light district, some local hash - corned beef - and hip cocktails.
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Guest stars Bob Mortimer
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
More about Travel Man: 48 Hours in...
Cast
Richard AyoadeSelf - Host
Joe LycettSelf - Host
Adam HillsSelf - Guest
Rob BeckettSelf - Guest
Lena DunhamSelf - Guest
Katherine RyanSelf - Guest
Adam BuxtonSelf - Guest
Jack DeeSelf - GuestCredits
- Written by
- Richard Ayoade
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 56
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
Channel 4United Kingdom
Themes
travel
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