PASSPORT TO THE WORLD

With all of us stuck at home these past few months, escape abroad with these 12 must-see travel series on Netflix, BBC iPlayer, Amazon Prime Video and more. They’re just the ticket we need…

- MICHAEL DARLING, HANNAH DAVIES

DARK TOURIST

From a nuclear lake to a haunted forest, journalist David Farrier visits macabre tourist spots around the world, away from the usual beaches, museums and water parks. The eight-part series sees him witnessing an exorcism in Mexico and touring locations of Jeffrey Dahmer’s murders.

RICK STEIN’S FAR EASTERN ODYSSEY

The chef goes an epic culinary journey of the Far East in this six-part series from 2009. Travelling along rivers, through jungles and around coastlines, he visits family-run restaurants, markets, fishing villages and farms to learn about the food of Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

JOANNA LUMLEY’S SILK ROAD ADVENTURE

On a journey that takes her 7,000 miles across eight countries, the Ab Fab star follows the ancient trade route that not only brought silk to the West, but also gave us printing, gunpowder, the Black Death and more. Travelling from Venice to the Chinese border, she tells the stories of the people who lived and died on the route in this four-parter. Fans can also watch Joanna Lumley’s Japan, Hidden Caribbean and Trans-Siberian Adventure.