The Travel Show (TV programme)

The Travel Show is a international feed of BBC News channel travel programme. The new programme launched on 27 April 2013 and has the same programme title as a 1990s holiday programme broadcast on BBC Two.

The Travel Show
"The Travel Show" lettering within a blue circle
Created byBBC News
Presented by
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production locationVarious
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original network
Original release27 February 2013 (2013-02-27) –
present
Related
Fast Track

Using a network of correspondents in London, Tokyo, Sydney, New York and Kuala Lumpur, the programme aims to provide unique insight into the world of travel. It first aired in the UK in late February, after Winter Olympics coverage, in a Friday morning slot on BBC Two. A Sunday evening slot was also added on the UK feed of BBC News channel in April 2014 and BBC iPlayer.

Presenters
PresenterRoleBase / other info
Ade AdepitanPresenterLondon
Christa LarwoodPresenterLondon
Rajan DatarPresenterLondon
Benjamin ZandPresenter / ProducerLondon
Carmen RobertsPresenterTokyo
Henry GoldingPresenterKuala Lumpur
Simon CalderGlobal Guru
Lucy HedgesPresenterLondon
Mike CoreyPresenter
Omar MehtabPresenterLondon

Occasionally other BBC correspondents and travel bloggers appear as presenters such as blind backpacker Tony Giles,[1] Emeline Nsingi Nkosi[2][3] and Eva zu Beck.[4][5]

The Travel Show (1988–1997)

The Travel Show name was first used by the BBC for a BBC 2 holiday programme presented by Penny Junor[6] between 1988 and 1997. Like the BBC News programme, one of the main contributors to this magazine-style programme was the news channel's Global Guru Simon Calder,[7] who joined The Travel Show in the last few years of its run to present reports. Before Calder, Matthew Collins and John Thornes were the presenters reporting from various locations around the world with John Kettley[8] on hand to give weather advice for the week ahead,[9] while an early 1990s refresh saw Carol Smillie and Paddy Haycocks join the reporting team, with The Travel Show providing a 'Moanline' for viewers to get in-touch with travel complaints.[10][11]

In addition to the main programme, The Travel Show Guides was a half-hour spin-off which just focused on one location per week (for example, Ibiza[12] or Southern California)[13][14] whilst The Travel Show Traveller[15] and The Travel Show UK Mini Guides were short-form filler programmes[9][16] compiled from the main programme with the latter featuring a voice-over from Roger Wilkes.[16]

References
  1. "BBC World News - The Travel Show, Seeing the World without Sight". BBC. 30 March 2018.
  2. "Emeline Nsingi Nkosi: Never sell yourself out – stand up for what you believe in". 7 February 2018.
  3. "BBC World News - The Travel Show, Passengers with a Purpose". BBC.
  4. "Mexican Green Wave". The Travel Show. BBC World News.
  5. "The Four Legged Mail Trail". The Travel Show. BBC World News. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  6. "Broadcasting – Penny Junor". www.pennyjunor.co.uk.
  7. "Biography".
  8. "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 21 July 1988.
  9. "Schedule - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
  10. "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 23 September 1993.
  11. "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 24 June 1993.
  12. "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. December 1988.
  13. "Schedule - BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
  14. "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 7 December 1990.
  15. "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 8 May 1989.
  16. "BBC Programme Index". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. June 1990.


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