Cambodia
London cabbie Mason McQueen drives taxis in different cities. In Phnom Penh, Cambodia, he gets to grips with the tuk-tuk. Can he navigate the chaos and anarchy?
London cabbie Mason McQueen follows up on his experiences in Toughest Place to be a Taxi Driver as he takes on a global taxi-driving challenge.
Mason's first challenge brings him to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, where he will be getting to grips with a very different kind of cab, the tuk-tuk. Living and working with a local driver, 46-year-old Polo Doot, Mason takes his life in his hands as he learns to drive what is essentially a converted scooter on the chaotic streets of Phnom Penh.
Through the eyes of his host, Mason discovers a country where inequality is surging, as the wealthy elite profit from a property boom, while a third of the population still lives on less than a few dollars a day. Protests by the victims of land grabs continue in Phnom Penh, even though police have used extreme violence to quell civil unrest in the past.
Mason faces an emotional and sometimes terrifying journey as he adapts to life in the Cambodian slums, where deep fried tarantula appears on the menu and where traffic mayhem is commonplace. By the end of his stay, the cockney cabbie has to take paying customers as a fully fledged Cambodian tuk-tuk driver.
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David Fanshawe
Lau Chao Su聽
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Christophe Goze
Good Morning Beijing聽
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Tom Mansi
Party Party Tuk Tuk聽
Composer: Paul White聽. -
Sandy Nelson
Let There Be Drums聽
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Darren Leigh Purkiss
贰惫别谤别蝉迟听
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Duane Eddy
Because They're Young聽
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Duane Eddy
颁补苍苍辞苍产补濒濒听
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The Osmonds
Traffic In My Mind聽
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Jamelia
Money
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Johnny and the Hurricanes
Traffic Jam聽
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David Fanshawe
Phin Lute Solo聽
Orchestra: Dep Nyai Court Orchestra聽. -
Djivan Gasparyan
I Will Not Be Sad In This World聽
Performer: Djivan Gasparyan. -
Canned Heat
Going Up The Country
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Joe Perry
Spiderman Theme聽
Performer: Alison Brown Quartet. -
Dengue Fever
Laugh Track聽
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Richard Wagner
The Valkyrie: Ride Of The Valkyries聽
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Dengue Fever
I'm Sixteen聽
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Duane Eddy
颁补苍苍辞苍产补濒濒听
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Athlete
Wires
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鲍产别谤办补产辞辞尘听
Party Party Tuk Tuk聽
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Djivan Gasparyan
I Will Not Be Sad In This World聽
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Mason McQueen |
Series Producer | Simon Watts-Davies |
Producer | Simon Muriel |
Producer | Jo Hurst |
Cambodia
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