The Big Trip Travel Show Explained

Alt Name:	The Big Trip BBC TWO Travel programme
Producer:	Nicola Moody Helen Bullough
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Num Series:	2
Num Episodes:	15
Runtime:	30 minutes
Company:	BBC North
Channel:	BBC Two
Last Aired:	present

The Big Trip is a travel show that was originally broadcast on BBC Two's DEF II strand in 1994.^[1] Aimed at the young backpacking viewers and produced by the team responsible for Rough Guide, it was the last series commissioned by Janet Street Porter.^[2] The show was narrated by both Brenda Emmanus, who stepped in to replace comedian Jeff Green for series 1, and then Lisa I'Anson, for series 2. It followed three groups of young presenters who travelled across the United States, Australia and Indonesia and Europe.^[3] The travel show ran for seven episodes, and began airing from 21 September 1994.^[4]

Following the first series on BBC Two, it returned for a second series in 1995.

Presenters:

• Jeff Green
• Brenda Emmanus
• Lisa I'Anson
• Harry Gibb
• Maura Currie
• Roddy Thompson
• Suzanne Lavery
• Amanda Brady

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Big Trip (1994) .
2. Web site: Epilogue: "A Headless Legion". Ian Jones. December 2001. Internet archive way back machine. Off The Telly. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111128083151/http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?page_id=594. 28 November 2011. dmy-all.
3. Web site: The Big Trip (1994–1996). 1990. Episode Guide. IMDb.
4. Web site: The Big Trip - BBC Two England. 21 September 1994. Synopsis. BBC Genome.