Joanna Lumley's Spice Trail Adventure
Dame Joanna sets off on another epic four part adventure, journeying across the world's greatest spice continents to discover and explore their deep and rich tapestry of flavours and cultures that shaped the old and new world. Touring Indonesia, Zanzibar, India, and Magagascar to explore the centuries old spice trade routes of past and present.
- 2023-2023
- 1 season
- Documentary
Dame Joanna sets off on another epic four part adventure, journeying across the world's greatest spice continents to discover and explore their deep and rich tapestry of flavours and cultures that shaped the old and new world. Touring Indonesia, Zanzibar, India, and Magagascar to explore the centuries old spice trade routes of past and present.
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2023
Episode 1
Indonesia
45 mins
Joanna Lumley heads off to the Banda Islands in Indonesia, which traded in nutmeg. In the capital Jakarta, 200 million residents smoke clove cigarettes.
Episode 2
India
45 mins
Joanna Lumley returns to her birthplace, India, to investigate the 'black gold' pepper. She then travels down to Kerala where a great grandmother teaches the oldest martial art, and spends the night in a houseboat of the old spice traders.
Episode 3
Madagascar
45 mins
Joanna Lumley's spice journey continues to Madagascar where the second most expensive spice, vanilla, is grown. She ends on the island of Nosy Be where the men practice another martial art and the women are working towards female equality.
Episode 4
Zanzibar & Jordan
45 mins
Joanna's journey takes her by dhow to Zanzibar, the spice island, and on to the plains of Wadi Rum, Jordan, by camel, meeting one of the last nomadic Bedouin families. She ends at the ancient city of Petra, one of the wonders of the world.