Paul Merton in India - Season 1

First aired: 10/8/2008 5 episodes

Episodes

1. Delhi

Aired: 10/8/2008

Beginning in Delhi, Paul enjoys a course in etiquette before taking a ride on a stationary plane and finding out about the city’s street monkeys. Elsewhere in India, he visits a temple devoted to rats and participates in a huge religious ceremony.

2. The Punjab

Aired: 10/15/2008

Paul heads north to Punjab, a place fabled for living life the ‘king-size’ way. Once there, he meets a group of dancing policemen; attends a cricket match for the blind; visits a prosthetic-limb clinic; and falls in with a gang of racketeering eunuchs.

3. North East,Kolkata and Kerala

Aired: 10/22/2008

Paul Merton continues his fascinating tour of India. In this episode, Paul lets his hair down in the self-proclaimed ‘rock city’ of India; visits a centre for the children of prostitutes in Kolkata; and samples the laid-back countryside of Kerala in south India.

4. Hyderabad and Bangalore

Aired: 10/29/2008

The comedian visits Hyderabad to see the world's largest tricycle and meet some of the area's snake catchers. He also takes a trip to a Bangalore, where he visits a prison so well known for its excellent food that released prisoners ask to be sent back in, and watches a man try to set world records in skipping, thread winding and disc throwing.

5. Mumbai

Aired: 11/5/2008

Paul Merton’s fascinating tour of India comes to an end. In this episode, Paul meets the children who live in Mumbai’s central station; discovers the joys of ‘Mollywood’ cinema; endures past-life regression therapy; and meets an exceptionally dedicated record breaker.