An Idiot Abroad is a travel documentary television series as well as a spin-off book published by Canongate Books, created by and featuring Karl Pilkington and his former radio show colleagues Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. The ongoing theme of both the television series and the book is that Pilkington has no interest in global travel so Merchant and Gervais make him travel while they themselves stay in London and monitor his progress.
Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant are outraged that Karl has written off the Seven Wonders Of The World claiming they're all "a bit shit" having never seen any of them with his own eyes. They've thrown down the guantlet to send him around the globe to force him out of his comfort zone. Stephen wants the experiece to broaden Karl's mind and change his outlook on the world. Ricky wants Karl to hate every minute of it for his own amusement.
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As of February 23, 2012
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Status: Returning Series
Date: Unknown - TBA
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