Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures
TV Show · Travel · Documentary

Actress and Ab Fab star Joanna Lumley has clocked up masses of air miles jetting around the world during her celebrated travel documentaries. But not every moment makes it into the final cut. In this series, Joanna takes us behind the scenes and shares unseen footage (and the occasional blooper) from her epic global adventures, starting in Japan and spanning right through to Cuba.

2020 · 45m
Starring Joanna Lumley
Director Ewen Thomson

Season 1

  • EPISODE 1
    Japan to Siberia
    Sharing previously unseen footage from her epic globetrotting adventures, Ab Fab star Joanna Lumley sets off from the incredible islands of Japan, where she encounters an overly friendly dog! Joanna then jumps on board the Trans-Siberian Railway into Russia where she meets a man trying to build the world’s largest Buddha and comes face to face with some amazing Siberian seals.
    44m
  • EPISODE 2
    India to Uzbekistan
    Ab Fab star Joanna Lumley shares unseen moments from her epic journeys through India and Uzbekistan. Giving us privileged access into how her beloved travel documentaries are made, Joanna shows us delights like the flower-sellers of Madurai, before taking us back to Uzbekistan for gory tales from the country’s history. Joanna also discovers why you should never work with camels!
    45m
  • EPISODE 3
    Iran to Cuba
    Revealing unseen stories and special moments from her celebrated travel documentaries, Ab Fab’s Joanna Lumley explores exotic Iran. She visits the tomb of Cyrus the Great before following the fabled Silk Road through Azerbaijan and Georgia before continuing all the way to Venice. Then she's off to Haiti and Cuba for some never-before-seen adventures in the Caribbean.
    45m

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Cast & Crew

  • Joanna Lumley
    Host
  • E‌T
    Ewen Thomson
    Director
  • E‌T
    Ewen Thomson
    Producer
  • C‌T
    Clive Tulloh
    Producer
  • Joanna Lumley
    Producer

About

Joanna Lumley's Unseen Adventures

Travel

Actress and Ab Fab star Joanna Lumley has clocked up masses of air miles jetting around the world during her celebrated travel documentaries. But not every moment makes it into the final cut. In this series, Joanna takes us behind the scenes and shares unseen footage (and the occasional blooper) from her epic global adventures, starting in Japan and spanning right through to Cuba.

Information

Studio
Bbc
Released
2020
Rated
PG
Region of Origin
United Kingdom
© 2020 Burning Bright Productions Ltd

Languages

Original Audio
English (United Kingdom), English (Australia)
Audio

English (United Kingdom) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (United Kingdom) (CC)

Accessibility

Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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Select a country or region

Africa, Middle East, and India

  • Armenia
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Botswana
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Cape Verde
  • Egypt
  • Eswatini
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • India
  • Israel
  • Jordan
  • Lebanon
  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • Niger (English)
  • Oman
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zimbabwe

Asia Pacific

  • Australia
  • Cambodia
  • Fiji
  • 香港 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Indonesia (English)
  • 日本
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • 澳門 (廣東話–繁體)
  • Malaysia (English)
  • Micronesia, Federated States of
  • Mongolia
  • New Zealand
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • 대한민국
  • 台灣
  • Thailand
  • Turkmenistan
  • Vietnam

Europe

  • Armenia
  • Österreich
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Cyprus
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France (Français)
  • Deutschland
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Italia
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg (English)
  • Malta
  • Moldova, Republic Of
  • Nederland
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal (Português)
  • Россия
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • España
  • Sverige
  • Schweiz
  • Türkiye (English)
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom

Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Anguilla
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina (Español)
  • Bahamas
  • Belize
  • Bermuda
  • Bolivia (Español)
  • Brasil
  • Virgin Islands, British
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chile (Español)
  • Colombia (Español)
  • Costa Rica (Español)
  • Dominica
  • República Dominicana
  • Ecuador (Español)
  • El Salvador (Español)
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala (Español)
  • Honduras (Español)
  • México
  • Nicaragua (Español)
  • Panamá
  • Paraguay (Español)
  • Perú
  • St. Kitts and Nevis
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Venezuela (Español)

The United States and Canada

  • Canada (English)
  • Canada (Français)
  • United States
  • Estados Unidos (Español México)