On the Road (TVB)

On The Road
向世界出發
Genre Travel
Country of origin  Hong Kong
Language(s) Cantonese
Production
Running time Approx. 30 Minutes (Commercial free)
Broadcast
Original channel TVB
Original run 2006 – 2008

On The Road (Chinese: 向世界出發) is a Cantonese television travel series produced by Television Broadcasts Limited in Hong Kong. The show is currently in its third season.

The meaning of the Chinese title is "Set off to the World", which gives a sense of the start of a journey to different parts of the global, experiencing different cultures and customs of different nations.

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Premise

The show differs from the typical travel series produced by TVB, as it deals mainly with philosophical and life issues, rather than sightseeing and entertainment. The show would use a particular location's social life or struggles to bring out the intended topic for a particular arc.

Although rival television station ATV has made travel series based on relatively the same premises, this is the first time a series based on this genre received high ratings, mainly due to the dominant ratings advantage TVB has enjoyed since the advent of television broadcasting in Hong Kong.

List of episodes

Season 1 (2006)

Theme Place Visited Host First Run Date
Life and Death Qinghai, China Law Kar-ying 11 April - 17 April
Is Beauty a Crime? Northern Thailand Kathy Chow, Carrie Lam 18 April - 21 April
Love, Hope, and Faith at The Vatican  Vatican City Law Lan 24 April - 27 April
Acrobats, Children, Dream Wuqiao, China Karena Lam
What is to be Rich Dubai, UAE Ha Yu
How to find Happiness  Italy Myolie Wu
Marry or not Marry?  India Michelle Yim
Brotherhood and Chivalry Phuket, Thailand Ekin Cheng

Season 2 (2007)

Theme Place Visited Host First Run Date
Returning Home Through Love  Cambodia Nicholas Tse
The King & I  Brunei Eric Tsang
Stations of the Cross in Israel  Israel Ada Choi
Love, in the Kingdom of Women Yunnan, China Gigi Leung
Success and Failure  Mauritius Liu Wai Hung
Ancient City and the Performance Art Kyoto, Japan Liza Wang
Drum & Dance on the Yellow River Loess Plateau, China Sammul Chan

Season 3 (2008)

Theme Place Visited Host First Run Date
Freedman in the Sahara Sahara, Africa Kathy Chow
The last foot-binding village Yunnan, China Angie Chiu
Lost in Eastern India East India Daniel Chan
Kindness without scale Mountain, Guizhou, China Yu Mo Lin
Amorous, joyful, Mexico  Mexico Patrick Tse
Cuba Dangerous  Cuba Lawrence Cheng
Walking with Beasts  Thailand Alex Fong Lik-Sun
Enlightenment  South Korea Eunice Lam