"We are anticipating that viewers will be so inspired that the ending credits will be drowned out by the sound of suitcases slamming shut all around the world!" Tony Wheeler, co-founder of Lonely Planet Lonely Planet travel guidebooks have been brought to life on television by Pilot Productions. These programmes are inspired by the joy of independent travel, looking honestly at some of the most exciting, picturesque and frustrating places in the world. We send our intrepid travellers on a journey and chronicle their adventures and mishaps along the way. These travellers are not experts, guides or reporters: just engaging storytellers who become fellow travelling companions as the viewer is drawn into the travel experience. Like the guide-books themselves, the sights and activities are an entertaining mix of popular and traditional cultures, landmark attractions and insightful discoveries. Along the way, they meet a wide cast of local experts and characters, as well as getting valuable tips from fellow travellers on the road. Each journey is patterned after one of more than 200 Lonely Planet titles, featuring individual countries and cities, regions and treks: both popular locations and the lesser-known destinations for the more adventurous The lonely planet television series has won four cable ace awards: best recreation or leisure programme, special or series for the Morocco and Central Asia episodes, and two awards for best presenter for Ian Wright.