Madventures

Madventures

Riku and Tunna travel around the globe on a shoestring budget, carrying nothing but their backpacks and a camera, on a quest to reveal the most bizarre and dangerous secrets of the planet. No crew, no security, no limits.

Documentary

Seasons

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2002-10-13

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2002-10-20

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2002-10-27

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2002-11-03

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2002-11-10

Episode 6

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2002-11-17

Episode 7

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2002-11-24

Episode 8

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2002-12-01

Episode 9

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2002-12-08

Episode 10

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2002-12-15

Episode 11

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2002-12-22

Episode 12

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 2002-12-29

Episode 13

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 2003-01-05

Episode 14

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 2003-01-12

Episode 15

15. Episode 15

Air Date: 2003-01-19

Episode 16

16. Episode 16

Air Date: 2003-01-26

Episode 17

17. Episode 17

Air Date: 2003-02-02

Episode 18

18. Episode 18

Air Date: 2003-02-09

Episode 19

19. Episode 19

Air Date: 2003-02-16

Episode 20

20. Episode 20

Air Date: 2003-02-23

21. Episode 21

Air Date: 2003-03-02

22. Episode 22

Air Date: 2003-03-09

23. Episode 23

Air Date: 2003-03-16

24. Episode 24

Air Date: 2003-03-23

25. Episode 25

Air Date: 2003-03-30

Jamaica

1. Jamaica

Air Date: 2005-02-20

Tokyo

2. Tokyo

Air Date: 2005-02-27

Japan

3. Japan

Air Date: 2005-03-06

China

4. China

Air Date: 2005-03-13

Tibet

5. Tibet

Air Date: 2005-03-20

West Papua

6. West Papua

Air Date: 2005-03-27

Cuba

7. Cuba

Air Date: 2005-04-04

Africa 1

8. Africa 1

Air Date: 2005-04-10

Africa 2

9. Africa 2

Air Date: 2005-04-17

Indochina 1

10. Indochina 1

Air Date: 2005-04-24

Indochina 2

11. Indochina 2

Air Date: 2005-05-01

1. AMAZONAS: On the River of Shamans

Air Date: 2009-04-05

Riku and Tunna travel from urban jungles of Rio’s favelas to the rainforests of the Amazon basin in the footsteps of William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, searching for the deepest swamps and quagmires of the sub-consciousness.

2. EX-CCCP: From Radiation to Revolution

Air Date: 2009-04-12

A journey beyond the rusted iron curtain and into the radioactive zone! The longest, the most mythical railway on earth takes Madventures to the man who seems to have reached immortality. Also in this episode: the weirdest sport on the planet!

3. WEST AFRICA

Air Date: 2009-04-19

Flip into the tranced-out Loa trip of the bloodiest indigenous religion on the planet. Old scars are ripped open and the new ones are carved straight into the face of the innocent. The blood is the life!

4. FELIX ARABIA

Air Date: 2009-04-26

Nomads Riku and Tunna boogie down to the desert of The Empty Quarter, equipped only with camels and khat. Following each step are constant dangers of the hostile nature, armed tribal leaders and their own western prejudices.

5. NIPPON: Robots & Samurais

Air Date: 2009-05-03

Madventures is diving deep into the cornucopia of holy steel, perfection as an ideal, mechanical love and the collision of the ultramodern and the truly traditional and ancient.

6. HINDUSTAN

Air Date: 2009-05-10

In the land of the myriad gods, Riku and Tunna face the most holy and unholy men in existence. The boys also join the pilgrimage of 10 million tarnished karmas to cleanse themselves of all their sins.

7. CHINA: The Quest for True Kung Fu

Air Date: 2009-05-17

Madventures is looking for the ultimate meaning of the ancient philosophy. On Mad Cook’s plate, a hot dog is served.

8. NEW GUINEA: Warriors and cannibals

Air Date: 2009-05-24

Explorers Rantala & Milonoff get lost in terra incognita, the darkest of jungle infested with mummies, missionaries and other merciless predators as they search for the mankind’s ultimate taboo. Is cannibalism still alive?

9. PHILIPPINES: Crimes and Crucifixions

Air Date: 2009-05-31

Madventures is looking for faith, hope and charity where none is usually found – prisons and cemeteries. Riku becomes a practicing catholic in the most painful sense of the word as the boys take part in the Easter ceremonies like you rarely get to see.

10. SOUTH-EAST ASIA: The Long Road to Burma

Air Date: 2009-06-07

Riku and Tunna travel through South-East Asia to in search of freedom. Drinking cobra blood and shooting bazookas, our mad men take on the ruthless military junta of Myanmar.

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2020-03-31

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2020-03-31

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2020-04-07

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2020-04-14

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2020-04-21

Episode 6

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2020-04-28

Episode 7

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2020-05-05

Episode 8

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2020-05-12

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2020-05-19

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2020-05-26

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2022-03-22

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2022-03-30

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2022-04-06

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2022-04-13

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2022-04-20

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2022-04-27

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2022-05-04

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2022-05-11

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2022-05-25

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2022-06-01

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2022-06-08

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Rating

8.3/10

Release Date

2002-10-13

Episodes

67 (5 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

Travel Channel

Travel Channel

Gimmeyawallet Productions