Shetland a documentary about a london cabbie given a taste of mumbais hot, anarchic streets could have been macho and pointless. For my birthday this year, im asking for donations to danceaid. In 2010, josh spent two weeks driving a jeepney there with his host rogelio castro. Everyone loved christy the dublin bus driver on toughest. Mar 17, 20 the philippines may be one of the toughest place to be for a bus driver due to the fact that it is esurience that governs the peoples mindset considering a number of reasons. Dublin bus driver christy carey is off to nepal on toughest place to be, while theres drama galore on coronation street. Luckily for rogelio, he actually plays the dvd inside his jeepney, which keeps the people engaged. Viewers were absolutely loving dublin bus driver christy on. Up next the worlds most dangerous bus route mountain. The show sees irish people in jobs such as nursing, street sweeping, take on. In the second programme in the series where british workers accept the challenge to do their jobs in some of the toughest conditions in the world, london bus driver josh west heads to manila, the capital of the philippines and the most densely populated city on earth. First broadcast in february 2011, a total of fifteen episodes. Innovations to improve the bus drivers working conditions have been made in sweden, focusing on the toughest bus route in stockholm.
Streets were widened on some parts of the route, a special bus lane was created for a large portion of the route, and a number of other changes were implemented. The first toughest place to be a bus driver had london bus driver, josh west, traveling to manilla in the philippines to take up his new job as a jeepney driver on some of the most congested streets in the world. A london bus driver takes to the road on the chaotic streets of the philippines. Why ph is toughest place to be a driver abscbn news. It airs on discovery channel canada and is hosted by andrew younghusband. An online junction for nepali dai, bhai, didi, bahini and friends all over. Toughest place to be is a format first aired on bbc and now popular in several countries.
That bus is called a rhino runner and its a cross between a local metro bus and a tank. Josh will be driving a jeepney, a colourfully decorated. Heres a documentary about a london bus driver who went to manila to experience being a jeepney driver. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. In this programme in the series where british workers accept the challenge to do their jobs in some of the toughest conditions in the world, london bus driver josh west heads to manila, the capital of the philippines and the most densely populated city on earth.
Toughest place to be a bus driverbbc documentary pagpag among others thanks to an fb link posted by an fb friend, i was able to view a very recent bbc documentary that featured london bus driver josh west head to manila, the worlds most densely populated city, where, with his host rogelio castro, he braves the. Christy, a larger then life bus driver with dublin bus, is swapping his number 27 route and the walkinstown roundabout for the chaos and colour of kathmandu. Bus driver finds beauty in even the toughest of routes quirksee. Castro also redecorated his jeepney with new seats, paint, a strip along the bottom that says toughest place to be a bus driver, and a small tv screen, which he uses to entertain customers when stuck in traffic with the original 2011 show. Please watch if youd like an insiders look at filipino life and. Saying hi to someone, asking how their day is can mean the world of difference. Feb 20, 2017 dublin bus driver christy carey is off to nepal on toughest place to be, while theres drama galore on coronation street.
Londoner joshs driving skills are tested to the limit in manila. I never thought riding the 358 could be a pleasant or fun. Toughest place to be dublin bus driver in nepal full. Toughest place to be a bus driver london london the buses have a lot of high tech machine to in them and the health and safety is very good. Hopping on a metro bus with nathan vass behind the wheel is like going to a dinner party at his place. They are on a quest to find out what it would be like to do their job under some of the toughest conditions on the. Its a hairraising and often hilarious ride, but josh also learns about the incredible overcrowding and devastating poverty of manila.
If you think driving in antigua is hair raising, check out the documentary below. Toughest place to be and todays other tv highlights. Dublin bus driver christy carey was a big hit among fans of rtes toughest place to be last night. We ride a jeepney to language school everyday and have many filipino friends who struggle daily with the same.
Bus driver accused of spitting on passenger after dispute in. Sep 19, 20 vass, 27, just might be the happiest bus driver you ever meet. May 22, 2011 the toughest place to be a bus driver. Bus driver london bus driver josh west heads to manila, the capital of the philippines and the most densely populated city on earth. Airdate, title, location, total viewers, weekly channel ranking.
Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show toughest place to be a. Bus driver accused of spitting on passenger after dispute. Also there are bus stops and there are different numbers for different routes. This time we saw how dublin bus driver christy carey got on driving a bus in kathmandu, nepal. These individuals travel to a foreign country to learn and work under the new environment for ten days.
The link was sent to me by my sisinlaw who lives in the uk but i never got to see it in full. Angie is a paramedic going to guatemala, josh a bus driver going to. I especially liked the midwife episode, situated in liberia. Christy the bus driver was a huge hit with rtes toughest. Viewers were absolutely loving dublin bus driver christy. Armed only with their skills, they live and work a normal life with a mentor and see just what life is like working under. Bus driver finds beauty in even the toughest of routes. He greets every single rider, even on the roughest of routes. As part of the adventure, christy learned to drive a bus in kathmandu, one of the. Please watch if youd like an insiders look at filipino life and culture, specifically surviving life in manila. For those of you in the uk or those who have access to the bbc. If youre traveling one of the toughest bus routes on earth you might want to be in a vehicle tough enough to take everything thrown at it. Rogelio lets josh drive his jeepney in manila, the worlds most densely populated city. London bus driver josh west heads to manila, the capital of the philippines and the most densely populated city on earth.
I feel like im in the best position to accomplish something useful, said vass. Nathan is not merely a bus driver he is a chauffeur. By martha kang on september 19, 20 in you have to see this. Josh west was the london bus driver selected by the bbc to travel to manila, the capital of the philippines, to experience working in the toughest place to be a bus driver. This series takes three ordinary people with ordinary jobs, and asks them to clock on with the locals in places that are wildly different from those they are used to. Article list related to toughest place to be a bus driver. Josh west toughest place to be bus driver documentary about a london bus driver who goes to manila in the philippines to experience what it is like to live and work as a jeepney driver in. Topic page on toughestplacetobeabusdriver abscbn news. Bus driver in this programme in the series where british workers accept the challenge to do their jobs in some of the toughest conditions in the world. Dublin bus driver christy carey was the subject of rtes the toughest place to be series last night. London bus driver josh west heads to manila, the worlds most densely populated city, where, with his host rogelio castro, he braves the chaos of the streets in.
London bus driver josh west returns to the chaotic streets of manila in the phillipines. Spectators say he spat on the woman before returning to the bus. Joshua west london bus driver toughest place to be a bus driver. Rtes toughest place to be returned to irish screens this week. For those in the uk who define hardship as not being able to afford sky sports or a second foreign holiday the daytoday reality depicted in the toughest place to be. Whilst making the first documentary which you can watch in full here, josh was deeply moved by the vastly different living and. Charley boorman did it ive visited the same jeepney workshops that we saw on his by any means 2 and michael palin did it.
The tough job of a bus driver dealing with the highs and. In the second programme in the series where british workers accept the challenge to do their jobs in some of the toughest conditions in the world, london bus driver josh west heads to manila, the. Toughest place to be a bus driver posted on june 5, 2011 june 5, 2011 by oran viriyincy a london bus driver experiences the life of a bus driver in manila. In the first irish season, aired last year, dublin streetsweeper mark crosbie travelled to manila in the. Article list related to toughestplacetobeabusdriver. Josh will be driving a jeepney, a colourfully decorated, adapted jeep which has no power steering, dodgy lights and an uncomfortable seat. The tough job of a bus driver dealing with the highs and lows of public life. The bus driver can be seen in cell phone video exiting the bus and chasing after a female passenger.
This is toughest place to be bus driver by motive television on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love. A midwife, bus driver and paramedic try to work in some of the worlds toughest places. In episode two of toughest place to be proud dubliner christy carey is going on the ultimate busmans holiday. Its a hairraising and often hilarious ride, but josh also learns about the incredible overcrowding and devastating poverty. Toughest place to be a paramedicbus drivermidwife a paramedic, bus driver and a midwife practice their profession in another country for a few weeks. And then a couple of days ago, i found out that the manila leg. They are on a quest to do their jobs in some of the toughest conditions on the planet. Many events can take place on a bus, but the drivers are the. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
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