Spain... on the Road Again explained

Genre:Food travelogue
Starring:Mario Batali
Gwyneth Paltrow
Mark Bittman
Claudia Bassols
Narrated:Mario Batali
Opentheme:"On the Road Again"
Endtheme:"On the Road Again"
Composer:Willie Nelson
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:13
Executive Producer:Charles Pinsky
Producer:Eric Rhee
Location:Spain
Runtime:one hour
Channel:PBS

Spain… on the road Again is a 2008 American food and travel series produced by PBS. The show features Iron Chef Mario Batali, actress Gwyneth Paltrow, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman, and Spanish actress Claudia Bassols. Each episode covers a different region of Spain as the foursome explore the country's culinary traditions and history.

Before the series premiere on PBS (the week of September 20, 2008), Paltrow and Batali promoted their tour and series on the September 17, 2008 episode of Oprah.

Episode list

TitleLocations[1] USA Air date[2]
101 “Tilting Windmills in Castilla la Mancha” September 20, 2008
102 Pilgrimage to Galicia” September 27, 2008
103 “Coasting Along in Galicia” Galicia October 4, 2008
104 “Landmarks, Legends and the Lap of Luxury” October 11, 2008
105 “Basking in Basque Country” Basque Country October 18, 2008
106 Rockstar Surprise in Catalunya” October 25, 2008
107 “From the Sublime to the Surreal” November 1, 2008
108 “A Sultan’s View of Andalucía” November 8, 2008
109 “Castillian Hog Heaven” November 15, 2008
110 “Gawking at Gaudí and Asturian Adventures” Asturias, Catalonia, and Castile & León November 23, 2008
111 Island HoppingNovember 29, 2008
112 “Pure PaellaValencia and Madrid December 6, 2008
113 “Madrid and the End of the Road” Madrid December 13, 2008

Other media

In October 2008, HarperCollins published a hardcover companion book, Spain… A Culinary Road Trip written by Batali, Paltrow, and Julia Turshen.

The 13-episode series was released as a 4-disc 16×9 NTSC DVD set in January 2009.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virtual Visit: Locations . Official website.
  2. The table shows the first date of the week during which various PBS affiliates might air the episode.