Toughest Place to be a...
| Toughest Place to be a... | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Simon Davies |
| Running time | 60 mins |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two BBC HD |
| Release | 13 February 2011 – 21 April 2013 |
Toughest Place To Be A... is a BBC Two television documentary which offered various working or retired professionals in the United Kingdom a different and more challenging working environment in the same profession they worked in.[1] These individuals travel to a foreign country to learn and work under the new environment for ten days. First broadcast in February 2011, a total of fifteen episodes were produced since. In the United States the programme is aired on Al Jazeera America.
Episodes
[edit | edit source]Series 1
[edit | edit source]| Episode No. | Airdate | Title | Location | Total viewers | Weekly channel ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 February 2011 | Toughest Place to be a Paramedic | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 2.16m | 16 |
| 2 | 20 February 2011 | Toughest Place to be a Bus Driver | Manila, Philippines | 2.06m | 17 |
| 3 | 27 February 2011 | Toughest Place to be a Midwife | Monrovia, Liberia | 1.79m | 26 |
Series 2
[edit | edit source]| Episode No. | Airdate | Title | Location | Total viewers | Weekly channel ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 January 2012 | Toughest Place to be a Bin Man | Jakarta, Indonesia | 2.68m | 4 |
| 2 | 5 February 2012 | Toughest Place to be a Fisherman | Mania, Sierra Leone | 2.02m | 21 |
| 3 | 12 February 2012 | Toughest Place to be a Train Driver | Cerro de Pasco, Peru | 2.86m | 4 |
Series 3
[edit | edit source]| Episode No. | Airdate | Title | Location | Total viewers | Weekly channel ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 August 2012 | Toughest Place to be a Miner | Mongolia | 1.56m | 18 |
| 2 | 26 August 2012 | Toughest Place to be a Ferryman | Dhaka, Bangladesh | Under 1.39m | Outside top 30 |
| 3 | 2 September 2012 | Toughest Place to be a Nurse | Ciudad Juárez, Mexico | 1.64m | 14 |
Series 4
[edit | edit source]| Episode No. | Airdate | Title | Location | Total viewers | Weekly channel ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 March 2013 | Toughest Place to be a Taxi Driver | Mumbai, India | 2.02m | 9 |
| 2 | 17 March 2013 | Toughest Place to be a Farmer | Kenya | 1.38m | 22 |
| 3 | 24 March 2013 | Toughest Place to be a Firefighter | Brazil | Under 1.22m | Outside top 30 |
The Return
[edit | edit source]The workers from the first two series return to the countries that challenged them, revisiting the hosts that accommodated them and testing the skills they learned from their past experiences.
| Episode No. | Airdate | Title | Location | Total viewers | Weekly channel ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 March 2013 | Toughest Place to be a Bus Driver | Manila, Philippines | 1.19m | 27 |
| 2 | 7 April 2013 | Toughest Place to be a Fisherman | Mania, Sierra Leone | 1.22m | 25 |
| 3 | 21 April 2013 | Toughest Place to be a Bin Man | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1.73m | 12 |
Response
[edit | edit source]In the episodes, the plight of the difficult situation faced by the hosts (who housed and gave on-job training to the British professional) in the foreign countries can be noticed. For the case of fishing, the episode's broadcast has led to a supportive response from the UK fishing industry and the setting up of a fundraising charity for fishing communities in Sierra Leone.[2] Joshua West's experience with Rogelio Castro, a jeepney driver whom he stayed with in Manila, led to him starting a charity effort to provide for the education of Castro's grandchildren as well as other impoverished children in the city.[3][4]
References
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External links
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