Chris McCausland-Led Travelogue Series Set for Channel 4

Channel 4 has commissioned Open Mike Productions (Live at the Apollo, The Last Leg) to produce a brand-new comedy travelogue series starring comedian and reluctant traveler Chris McCausland.

A four-part series, The Wonders of the World I Can’t See (w.t.) sees McCausland journey across the globe to explore some of the world’s most notable landmarks, delving into things that the ordinary traveler might miss. In each episode, McCausland will be joined by a different special celebrity guest.

In addition to providing humorous descriptions of their surroundings for him, the celebrity companions will do their best to prove to Chris that there’s much more to visiting these places than just looking at them.

McCausland said: “I hate flying, don’t function in the heat and can’t eat anything weird. If I’m honest, I just wanted to do Gogglebox. But thanks to Channel 4 and Open Mike for having more faith in me than I do.”

Phil Harris, head of entertainment and live events at Channel 4, said: “I’m excited to build on Chris’s scene-stealing appearances on The Last Leg and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown with this new adventure. We’re proud to be the home of his first entertainment series and look forward to growing his presence on Channel 4.”

Andrew Beint for Open Mike Productions said: “Open Mike Productions are delighted to be given the opportunity to work with the brilliant Chris McCausland on this extraordinary and quintessentially Channel 4 travelogue series.”

Steve Handley, commissioning editor for entertainment at Channel 4, said: “Chris is an outstanding talent and I’m thrilled he’s going on a romp across the globe for us. It promises to be both hilarious and heartfelt—proving that there is so much more to experience beyond what a famous place looks like.”