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Travel Man: 48 Hours in...: Season 8

4 episodes Premiered Apr 15, 2019 Updated Oct 14, 2026

Previously on Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

Season 8 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 7.
⚡ 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 8 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 8: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (2): Crucial lore & season climaxes

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S8·E1 Mytharc

Athens

Apr 15, 2019 · 23 min

Comedy goddess Dawn French joins Richard in Athens for some ancient history, doughnuts, molecular food, ouzo, and a radical pedicure involving a toothless fish.

S8·E2 Core

Porto

Apr 22, 2019 · 23 min

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 Port

S8·E3 Core

Tallinn

Apr 29, 2019 · 23 min

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 Sea

S8·E4 Mytharc

Hamburg

May 6, 2019 · 23 min

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.