Travel Man: 48 Hours in Athens
Athens, Greece
Season 8 Episode 1 of 4
Richard Ayoade returns with the offbeat tourism show and is joined in the first edition by comedy actress and writer Dawn French, with the pair spending two days in the Greek capital. Their mini-break features doughnuts, the Acropolis and the thermal waters of Lake Vouliagmeni, which is rumoured to be the goddess Athena's favourite bathing spot. Richard and Dawn sample a 14-course tasting menu at a temple to molecular gastronomy, before they go on an Olympic tour featuring discus and javelin training
Travel Man: 48 Hours in Athens airs on U&Dave at 7:10 AM, Saturday 16 November. (Subtitles, audio description.)
Topics
Leisure hobbies
Tourism ➝ Travel
Richard Ayoade
Presenter
Dawn French
Contributor
Nicola Silk
Producer
Chris Richards
Series Producer