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Travel Man: 48 Hours in...: Season 9

4 episodes Premiered Oct 21, 2019 Updated Oct 14, 2026

Previously on Travel Man: 48 Hours in...

Season 9 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 8.
⚡ 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 9 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 9: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (2): Crucial lore & season climaxes

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S9·E1 Mytharc

Dubrovnik

Oct 21, 2019 · 23 min

Richard Ayoade does Dubrovnik with comedian Stephen Merchant, including a Game of Thrones tour, a buggy safari, and a ferry to the cursed island of Lokrum.

S9·E2 Core

Bergen

Oct 28, 2019 · 23 min

Richard is joined by Lou Sanders for a blast round Bergen. They go on a gastronomic adventure, view odd architecture, ride a cable car to the top of Mt. Ulriken and fly down the fa

S9·E3 Core

Kraków

Nov 4, 2019 · 23 min

Richard Ayoade is joined by comedian Joe Wilkinson for a two-day break in Poland's second city. They take part in a baking workshop, visit a chapel in a salt mine and do a bit of s

S9·E4 Mytharc

Madrid

Nov 11, 2019 · 23 min

Comedian Ellie Taylor joins Richard for a two-day meander around Madrid, following an itinerary rich in art, history, histrionics, some vermouth, and plenty of ham.