Rory and Paddy's Great British Adventure (2008)
Synopsis
Rory and Paddy's Great British Adventure was a television documentary series presented by comedians Rory McGrath and Paddy McGuinness. The series was broadcast on Five between 13 August and 3 September 2008. The series followed McGrath and McGuinness travelling around Great Britain, taking part in, "strange but quintessentially British sporting events". Examples of sports that appeared in the series include cheese rolling, pie eating, bog snorkelling, Eton Fives and Egg Throwing. A second series, Rory and Paddy's Even Greater British Adventure, began on 20 September 2010 and ended on 18 October 2010.
Network
5
Episodes
Middle England
# Cheese rolling # Dwile flonking # Snail racing # River football (Paddy's solo sport) # Tiddlywinks (Rory's solo sport) # Woolsack racing # Shin kicking
Scotland and Northern England
# Axe throwing # Bed racing (Rory's solo sport) # Red Hose Race (Paddy's solo sport) # Pie eating # Swamp soccer # Stone skimming # Caber tossing
Wales and the Shires
# Toe wrestling # Vintage cycling (Rory's Solo Sport) # Bog snorkelling (Paddy's Solo Sport) # Egg throwing # Worm charming # Caravan demolition derby
Southern England
# Pedal Car Racing # Eton Fives # Stinging nettle eating (Rory's Solo Sport) # Bat and trap (Paddy's Solo Sport) # Cornish wrestling # Gig racing
Cast
Details
Original Title
Rory and Paddy's Great British Adventure
Status
Ended
Seasons
1
Episodes
4