Ross Noble Goes Global

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012002041120120814 (R4)Ross Noble visits bustling Shanghai, teeming with spittoons and parks packed with people.

Great sketch and stand-up comedy series, compliments of BBC Radio 4 Extra's Comedy Club

022002041820120821 (R4)Ross Noble tries to climb up Table Mountain and discovers Cape Town's very posh monkeys.

Great sketch and stand-up comedy series, compliments of BBC Radio 4 Extra's Comedy Club

032002042520120828 (R4)Travelling from rainy Sligo to busy Dublin, Ross learns to play the penny whistle - badly.

Great sketch and stand-up comedy series, compliments of BBC Radio 4 Extra's Comedy Club

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Kicking off his comedy travelogues in the capital of Hungary, the stand-up comic then takes the train to Poland.

Ross entertains the locals with his unique brand of stand-up

He also chats to the Mayor of Warsaw about furry hats, uncovers the truth about suicidal Hungarian monks and even shares a curry with Poland's only comedian...

Producer: Danny Wallace

Ross kicks off his comedy travelogues in the capital of Hungary.

Kicking off his comedy travelogues in the capital of Hungary, the stand-up then takes the train to Poland. From June 2001.

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Ross Noble continues his comedy travelogues on the east coast of China, in the bustling city of Shanghai

He entertains the locals with his unique brand of stand-up

Plus, he marvels at the wonders of a thousand pensioners in a park

Producer: Danny Wallace

The comedian visits the bustling city of Shanghai.

Teeming with spittoons and parks packed with people, the comedian visits the bustling city of Shanghai. From April 2002.

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The comedian discovers that Cape Town has some very posh monkeys.

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Travelling from Sligo to Dublin, the comedian learns to play the penny whistle - badly.

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Spotting a monkey, the comedian is having a bad hair day in the incredible humidity.

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The comedian aims to prove Belgium is not dull, with the legacy of Jean-Claude Van Damme.

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Ross travels to Adelaide in Australia and discovers it is a city of weirdness.

Men dressed in leotards wander the streets, and the locals all seem to be hiding something sinister...

A series of travelogues from globe-trotting comedian Ross Noble.

Producer: Danny Wallace

Weirdness awaits the comedian, with men in leotards and locals with something to hide.

Weirdness awaits the comedian in the Australian city, with men in leotards and locals with something to hide. From May 2003.

A series of travelogues from comedian Ross Noble.

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The comedian entertains bewildered Bedouins in the desert and ponders a wildlife show.

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The comedian discovers graffiti, beggars and lycra-clad couriers in the style capital.

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