Karl Pilkington, described by Ricky as a village idiot of global proportions, is despatched on a mind-broadening mission around the world.
Ricky and Steve devise an itinerary that has Karl visiting some of humanity's most impressive monuments with time along the way to experience first-hand the diversity of cultures extant in today's global community.
Karl being Karl though, Ricky and Steve have an uphill task if they are going to elicit any degree of enlightenment from the exercise.
An Idiot Abraod series 1 covers seven incident-packed odyseys plus an eighth episode debrief.
In the UK, An Idiot Abroad went out on Sky1 HD and in the US on The Science Channel. Both stations have extensive web coverage with tons of clips, pics and interviews.
An Idiot Abroad at Sky.com
An Idiot Abroad at The Science Channel
