Name: The Moaning of Life
Released: 2013-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Karl Pilkington, John Montgomery, Karl Pilkington

TV Show · Travel · Documentary

Karl Pilkington embarks on a new series of madcap adventures. Now that Karl's turned 40 and has officially hit middle age, it's time for him to re-assess his life. Karl's journeys will take him around the world, as he finds out how different people and cultures approach life. In the ultimate field trip, he'll not only pick up advice from them, but will also get involved in their lives too.

2013 · 44m

Starring Karl Pilkington, John Montgomery, Karl Pilkington

Director Richard Yee

EPISODE 1

Marriage

Karl Pilkington investigates marriage, gaining insight into arranged nuptials and wedding planning in India and a scientific approach in LA, all before searching for an alternative path in Las Vegas.

44m
EPISODE 2

Happiness

Karl Pilkington investigates happiness, joining ultra-marathon runners and a group who finds pleasure in pain, then hanging out with some hip-hop clowns and a plastic-surgery addict, before trying a simple path to contentment.

44m
EPISODE 3

Kids

Investigating why people have children, Karl goes to a fertility festival in Japan, a natural birthing center in Bali (where he even helps with a delivery), and meets an LA couple who are getting ready for the next step.

44m
EPISODE 4

Vocation and Money

Karl Pilkington tackles questions related to vocation and money. In Japan, he visits a handyman and a brain training inventor. Then, he hangs out with a millionaire in South Africa before jetting to LA for a fashion show.

43m
EPISODE 5

Death

Karl looks at death. He shops for a coffin and attends a funeral with a parade in Ghana; meets some Filipinos who live and work with the dead; learns to cry and mourn in Taiwan; and returns to Britain where he makes a memorial.

44m