James is headed to India in a new instalment of Our Man in… <\/p>
James May is taking on his biggest adventure yet in the third season of Our Man in\u2026, and this time he is embarking on a 3,000 mile coast-to-coast epic across India.<\/p>\n
Starting by the Arabian Sea and finishing at the Bay of Bengal, May will explore everything the populous country has to offer \u2013 from the Himalayan foothills to the global megacities of Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi.<\/p>\n
In this series, James\u2019s task is to fully immerse himself within the Indian culture through meeting the locals, eating the food and trying everything he possibly can \u2013 from acting in a TV programme to the art of kite flying.<\/p>\n
Along the way, he is helped by knowledgeable guides, and in the first episode he is joined by Aditi Mittal, a stand-up comedian, who was sure to mention Britain\u2019s colonial ties with India to James as he explored alongside her.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think, because it\u2019s been such a hot topic for such a long time, people expect it to at least be acknowledged,\u201d James May told RadioTimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt would look odd if you studiously avoided it, because it\u2019s obviously a significant bit of the history and of the relationship between Britain and India, still.\u201d<\/p>\n However, when asked if it was important to have those conversations mentioned, he explained that he didn\u2019t plan to create a show that specifically dived into the topic.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s an awkward question, because then we just bore everybody, and I\u2019m not convinced people, either our viewers or the Indians, are that bothered anymore. But, of course, Aditi brings it up, because she likes to bait me with it.\u201d<\/p>\n As James explores the megacities in India throughout the season, he noted that many people who have never been to India have a preconceived notion that it is \u201ca sort of managed chaos\u201d, but he doesn\u2019t agree.<\/p>\n He told RadioTimes.com<\/strong>: \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s true that India is chaotic, not in the sense that we mean actually disorganised. It\u2019s just, it\u2019s intense. But it works.<\/p>\n \u201cSo I found that rather reassuring, because it was one of those prejudices you don\u2019t want to have confirmed. You want to have it demolished \u2013 and it works.\u201d<\/p> Over the three episodes, James will navigate his way through \u201ca modern, 21st century superpower underpinned by 10,000 years of its own unique culture\u201d, and when asked if he has anywhere else on his Our Man in\u2026 bucket list, there were a few places he has in mind.<\/p>\n \u201cI honestly believe if we approach it in the right way, we can make anywhere interesting \u2013 because all countries are interesting.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, I mean, I think we could even do Britain. If anybody lets us. I\u2019m sure it would be quite interesting.<\/p>\n \u201cI also think we could do something good on Scandinavia. We\u2019ve sketched that out. We\u2019ve sketched out places like the Caribbean, various bits of the US. We could do Australia, but it\u2019s very big. I think, I honestly think we could go anywhere!\u201d<\/p>\n [squirrel-affiliate-playlist squirrel_playlist_id=\u201d609\u2033 \/]<\/p>\n James May: Our<\/span> Man<\/span> in<\/span> In<\/span>dia launches globally on Prime Video on Friday 5th January 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n Looking for something else to watch? Check out our TV Guide<\/a> or Streaming Guide<\/a>, visit our Entertainment<\/a> hub for the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013<\/strong> subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. 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