BIOL1008 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Critical Role, Xenophobia, Tinopolis
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An idiot abroad, season 1 episode 1 china. Title: an idiot abroad, season 1 episode 1 - china. Details of larger anthology: an idiot abroad currently has 3 seasons, plus 2 companion books written by pilkington (an idiot abroad: the travel diaries of karl. Pilkington [2010] and the further adventures of an idiot abroad [2012]) The ongoing theme of the tv documentary is that karl pilkington, a stereotypically closed minded englishman, has no interest in global travel. Because of this, english comedians stephen merchant and ricky gervais force him to travel the world while they stay in the uk to monitor his progress. Each episode is set in a different country and focuses of pilkington"s reactions to the cultural differences, which is most often filled with confusion, apprehension and blunt honesty. The first episode of season one focuses on pilkington"s trip to china.
