Episode

An Idiot Abroad: Jordan

Name: An Idiot Abroad: Jordan
Released: 2010-10-07
Duration: 42 min
Cast: Karl Pilkington, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Warwick Davis, Chas Hodges

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Overview

This week, Karl Pilkington's voyage takes him to Petra in Jordan, by way of Israel. What will he make of the 'rose-red city half as old as time'?

Details

Series: An Idiot Abroad
Season: Season 1
Episode: Episode 3
Air date: 2010-10-07
Runtime: 42 min

Episode context

Jordan is Episode 3 in Season 1 of An Idiot Abroad. It aired on 2010-10-07. The runtime is 42 min.

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Episode 2: India 2010-09-30 | 43 min Karl travels to India and gives own unique verdict on its ancient customs and vibrant culture.

Episode 4: Mexico 2010-10-14 | 43 min Karl travels to Mexico where he pays a visit to Chichen Itza. He also tries his hand at wrestling, learns how to become a cowboy, and hunts for a Mexican jumping bean.

More episodes from this season

Episode 1: China 2010-09-23 | 43 min Karl Pilkington's journey begins in the Far East. As well as casting his verdict on The Great Wall of China, he immerses himself in the culture with laugh-out-loud results.

Episode 5: Egypt 2010-10-21 | 43 min Karl Pilkington's journey continues in Egypt, where Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant have arranged for him to sample the local culture. He tastes delicacies including rabbit meat, takes a boat ride down the Nile and is entertained by a belly dancer, before visiting the pyramids

Episode 6: Brazil 2010-10-28 | 42 min Tag along with Karl Pilkington as he takes up temporary residence in Rio de Janeiro. On his way to Christ the Redeemer, he experiences a back wax and Brazil's famous beaches.

Episode 7: Peru 2010-11-04 | 44 min Reluctant explorer Karl Pilkington visits Peru, where he is unhappy with the Amazon jungle's toilet arrangements, and fails to impress a local tribe with his hunting skills. Arming himself with oxygen, the Mancunian then sets off on a high-altitude, eight-hour trek to witness Machu Picchu, the fortress city of the ancient Incas.

Episode 8: Karl Comes Home: The Debrief 2010-11-11 | 43 min Reluctant globetrotter Karl Pilkington is reunited with Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant to reflect on his journeys to the seven wonders of the modern world, considering whether travel has truly broadened his mind.