Great Escapes

Highlights 01 December 2022

Torn between seeing the world or staying home with the people you love this festive season? Get the best of both with DStv.

With the best travel series on DStv this December, you can dodge lost luggage or missing that connecting flight home.

You’ll also get VIP access to over 50 locations around the globe, and your tour guides? You’re in the best company. Everyone is on board, from comedians like Adam Pally and Jon Gabrus to scientists like biologist Rosa Vasquez Espinoza.

They’re here to show you their favourite secret spots, dish out the fun facts, and bring you to meet some fascinating people. With the remote control as your passport, you’re always ready for your next destination with DStv…

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Best tour guides

Sue Perkins’ Big American Road Trip

Take a two-episode trip around California and Colorado with former Bake Off presenter, Sue Perkins as she discovers the perks and perils of #VanLife. Sue talks to everyone on the road, from lifestyle influencers to those who have financial reasons for becoming nomads.

Watch Sue Perkins’ Big American Road Trip Season 1 from Friday, 9 December at 19:00 on BBC Earth (*184).

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101 Places To Party Before You Die

Follow comedians and besties, Adam Pally and Jon Gabrus as they cram in every fun activity including snorkelling, tuk-tuk rides, ATV rainforest adventures, forging weapons, fly fishing & more.

Watch 101 Places To Party Before You Die season 1 from Monday, 12 December at 22:00 on 1Magic (*103).

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Travel Man Christmas Specials

Richard Ayoade aims for the most “culturally efficient” Christmas possible. He tackles Hong Kong via helicopter with Jon Hamm, spends 96 hours in Jordan’s deserts with David Baddiel, and whizzes around Florence in pursuit of art and ice cream with Rebel Wilson.

Watch Travel Man Christmas Specials on Sunday, 25 December at 15:00-18:00 on Curiosity Channel (*185).

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Amazing Spaces: Snow

Snuggle down for winter wonderland feelings. Architect George Clarke and master craftsman George Will Hardie explore architecture in Western Canada’s snowy mountains, from ski lodges to mountain retreats, and go sledding, ice caving, and snow trekking.

Watch Amazing Spaces: Snow on Thursday, 22 December at 19:00 on BBC Lifestyle (DStv Channel 174).

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Best train trips

Portillo's Greatest Railway Journeys

All aboard for the ultimate trainspotter’s guide. Host Michael Portillo explores the factors that shaped railways around the world, and how the railways went on to shape society.

Watch Portillo's Greatest Railway Journeys Season 1 weekdays from Monday, 5 December at 17:00 on BBC Earth (*184)

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China's Last Little Train

Hop onboard one of the most adorable steam trains ever as China’s last remaining narrow-gauge train takes you on a fascinating 20km journey around some of the valleys of Sichuan, where there are no roads.

Watch China’s Last Little Train on Saturday, 24 December at 21:00 on Curiosity Channel (*185)

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World's Greatest Train Journeys From Above

We have your ticket to five ultimate holiday train journeys: the Glacier Express in the Swiss Alps, Canada's Journey To The Northern Lights, Norway's Bergen Railway, the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, and the thrilling wild frontier journeys of the Copper Canyon Railway and Australia's Outback Railway.

Watch World's Greatest Train Journeys From Above Season 1 from Wednesday, 28 December at 21:00 on National Geographic (*181).

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Best world travel insiders

The Journey Of India

Bollywood superstar, Amitabh Bachchan narrates as local experts – including conservationists, scientists, tech moguls and cinema legends – take us inside India. Highlights include the ultimate guide to India’s wildlife and wild spaces with Dr Latika Nath from Jim Corbett National Park.

Watch The Journey Of India Season 1 from Monday, 12 December at 20:00 on Discovery Channel (*121).

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Iran From Above

Drone footage captures incredible views of Iran, before we get close-up views of historical sites like Isfahan, Tabriz or Tehran, and experience the local people and customs.

Watch Iran From Above on Saturday, 31 December at 21:00 & 22:00 on Curiosity Channel (*185).

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Time travel trips

Secrets in The Jungle

Scientists like engineer Amma Wakefield, biologist Rosa Vasquez Espinoza and geothermal scientist Andres Ruzo, use LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) to expose secrets that have been swallowed up by jungles worldwide, including ancient cities and crystalized cave skeletons.

Watch Secrets in The Jungle Season 1 from Thursday, 1 December at 20:15 on History (*186).

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Britain's Secret Islands

Join adventurer Stewart McPherson aboard the tall ship the Pelican Of London on a journey to explore a handful of the UK’s remote island archaeological sites, from standing-stone circles on the Isle of Lewis at the time of the pyramids to the fossils on the Isle of Wight.

Watch Britain's Secret Islands Season 1 from Friday, 23 December at 20:15 on History (*186).

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