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The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan

Comedian and highly reluctant globetrotter Romesh Ranganthan abandons the five-star vacation treatment and travels beyond his comfort zone to some of the world's most unlikely holiday destinations. His latest adventure sees him on an epic African adventure, visiting Uganda, Rwanda and Madagascar. During his travels, he tries banana gin, encounters incredible wildlife and visits a village shaman.
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  1. S4 E1 - Uganda
    May 28, 2024
    53min
    18+
    Romesh Ranganathan explores Uganda to find out whether it should be added to the vacation bucket list. He learns how Uganda got its name, before sampling traditional rural village life by getting blind drunk on banana gin. Romesh is awed by Uganda’s natural beauty but is unable to ignore an ugly truth. Will the treatment of the LGBTQ+ community change his opinion about the nation?
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  2. S4 E2 - Rwanda
    June 4, 2024
    50min
    18+
    Romesh Ranganthan heads into Rwanda, a country he feels has been defined by the 1994 genocide. He learns the cultural significance of sharing milk and is put to work maintaining the pristine streets of the capital, Kigali. He encounters incredible wildlife, including giraffes, impala and lions. At the National Genocide Memorial Museum, he learns more about what happened in 1994.
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  3. S4 E3 - Madagascar
    June 11, 2024
    52min
    TV-MA
    In the final part of his African odyssey, Romesh Ranganthan travels to the fourth largest island in the world: Madagascar. He discovers that local taxi drivers have an intoxicating way of economizing on fuel, admires breathtaking views from an impressive hilltop palace and visits a village shaman. But he also learns that the diverse flora and fauna face an unprecedented threat from climate change.
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Cast
Romesh Ranganathan
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Rumpus Media
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