The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

For most of comedian Romesh Ranganathan's life, the only news coming out of Zimbabwe has been bad. Various grim stories made Zimbabwe a no-go zone in the eyes of the world. Now, in this entertaining travel documentary, Rom is exploring the country to find out if people should be holidaying there. On the way, he re-enacts the film Titanic and tries home-brewed beer made in a bathtub.

All comedian Romesh Ranganathan knows about Mongolia is that it’s famously in the middle of nowhere. But he’s determined to get to know it, in this entertaining travel documentary. He spends a week exploring this vast nation, seeing an enormous statue of the country's iconic Genghis Kahn, visiting an energy center in the middle of the desert, and finding out how nomadic people find love.

In the mind of comedian Romesh Ranganathan, Bosnia and Herzegovina is a place inextricably linked with war. But is there more to this part of Eastern Europe than bombs and bullet holes? In this hilarious travel documentary, he’s determined to find out. Along the way, he samples too much Bosnian wine, tries a bit of bobsledding, and meets a man who says he found the world’s largest pyramid.

All comedian Romesh Ranganathan knows about Colombia involves cocaine barons. But is Colombia's reputation for drug wars justified? To find out Romesh is spending a week journeying around the country, in this enlightening travel documentary. En-route, he learns to make coffee, tries to salsa and discovers Tejo, a popular Colombian game where the entire point is to make explosions.

The Sahara is a vast desert that’s both at once impossibly bleak and incredibly beautiful. Comedian Romesh Ranganathan arrives at the hottest time of the year with temperatures above 50 degrees Celsius. And he’s not happy. In this unique travel documentary, he learns a novel way to treat a snake bite, endures sandstorms, takes a hot air balloon ride, and remains very, very hot indeed.