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Travel Man: 48 Hours in...: Season 5

4 episodes Premiered Oct 20, 2017 Updated Oct 14, 2026

Previously on Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

Season 5 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Travel Man: 48 Hours in... Season 4.
⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

Season 5 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 5: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (2): Crucial lore & season climaxes

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S5·E1 Mytharc

Rome

Oct 20, 2017 · 23 min

Richard Ayoade is joined by Matt Lucas, for a frenetic 48 hours in the eternal city, Rome. Together, they cram in culture, cuisine, history, hats and as many sights as possible.

S5·E2 Core

Valencia

Oct 27, 2017 · 23 min

Richard and Sara Pascoe visit the birthplace of paella, for cocktails, zorbing, a four-wheel bike ride and a hunt for the holy grail.

S5·E3 Core

Amsterdam

Nov 3, 2017 · 23 min

Richard and comedian Joe Lycett head to the mini break mecca of Amsterdam, for some culture, cardio, canals, cuisine, drawing, Dutch gin, and the museum of street organs.

S5·E4 Mytharc

Stockholm

Nov 10, 2017 · 23 min

Richard and actor Sally Phillips have a fulsome time with fika, meatballs, scaling high rooftops, singing Abba, and staying up late playing on their phones.