A Cabbie Abroad
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201460 minEnded

A Cabbie Abroad

Network:BBC Two

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S01E03 - "Fiji"

Aired on Jul 6, 2014, 8:00 PM

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Description

London cabbie Mason McQueen takes on the challenge to drive a taxi in three very different cities around the world.

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Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
60 min
Premiered
June 22, 2014
Ended
July 6, 2014
Schedule
Sunday at 9:00 PM

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Episodes (1 Season · 3 Episodes)

Cambodia

Mason's first challenge brings him to Phnom Penh, the capital ofCambodia, where he will be getting to grips with a very different kind of cab, the tuk-tuk. Living and working with a local driver, 46-year-old Polo Doot, Mason takes his life in his hands as he learns to drive what is essentially a converted scooter on the chaotic streets of Phnom Penh.

Jun 22, 2014

60 min

Canada

Mason gives up his black taxi to work in one of the most remoteinhabited cities on earth during the coldest time of the year. In the frontier city of Iqaluit on the edge of the Canadian Arctic, there is no public transport - so the city's small, rugged band of taxi drivers are vital to keeping the population on the move.

Jun 29, 2014

60 min

Fiji

As he joins the ranks of the island's capital, Suva and lives with his host Dharmendra Kumar, Mason soon discovers a very different Fiji to the tourist brochures - a country that has struggled with ethnic tensions, political unrest, military coups, a diabetes epidemic and acute poverty. It is all a far cry from the idyllic island life you might expect for a cabbie in paradise.

Jul 6, 2014

60 min

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