Dara and Ed's Great Big Adventure
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BBC 2 Tonight at 9.
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Dara O Briain and Ed Byrne undertake a 4,000-mile journey on the Pan-American Highway, emulating the 1940 road trip made by Sullivan Richardson, Arnold Whitaker and Kenneth Van Hee from Detroit.
Dara and Ed set off from Arizona and head towards the US/Mexico border. They go through the seaside resort of Mazatlan and on to Mexico City. After watching Mexico's famous lucha libre wrestlers, they visit the ancient Zapotec civilisation of Monte Alban, before heading on to Oaxaca.
Just like the original expedition, Dara and Ed stop off in Juchitßn to sample the local delicacy, iguana, and visit an iguana sanctuary, before reaching a state-of-the-art coffee farm set high in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas mountains.
This first leg of their journey takes them ten days, compared to the two months it took in the 1940s. Along the way, Dara and Ed discover how the Pan-American Highway has helped transform Mexico into one of the most powerful and dynamic countries in the Americas.
Blurb>
Dara O Briain and Ed Byrne undertake a 4,000-mile journey on the Pan-American Highway, emulating the 1940 road trip made by Sullivan Richardson, Arnold Whitaker and Kenneth Van Hee from Detroit.
Dara and Ed set off from Arizona and head towards the US/Mexico border. They go through the seaside resort of Mazatlan and on to Mexico City. After watching Mexico's famous lucha libre wrestlers, they visit the ancient Zapotec civilisation of Monte Alban, before heading on to Oaxaca.
Just like the original expedition, Dara and Ed stop off in Juchitßn to sample the local delicacy, iguana, and visit an iguana sanctuary, before reaching a state-of-the-art coffee farm set high in the Sierra Madre de Chiapas mountains.
This first leg of their journey takes them ten days, compared to the two months it took in the 1940s. Along the way, Dara and Ed discover how the Pan-American Highway has helped transform Mexico into one of the most powerful and dynamic countries in the Americas.
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