The toughest place to be a taxi driver

Some of the best taxi drivers ever could be considered amateur tour guides, sharing tips on where to stay, dine and have fun in town. Toughest place to be a binman the return bbc two toughest place to be a fisherman the return bbc two toughest place to be a bus driver the return bbc two boris johnson. Hes swapping his hightech, airconditioned black cab for the. Hes swapping his high tech air conditioned black cab for the boiling heat of a mumbai taxi. Mar 11, 20 in this episode of toughest place to be. In 2012 he took part in the award winning bbc series toughest place to be a taxi driver swapping his life as a london cabbie to become a mumbai taxi driver. Hes swapping his hightech, airconditioned black cab for the boiling heat of a mumbai taxi. Stay in touch with toughest place to be a next episode air date and your favorite tv shows. Aug 22, 2015 taxi driver london cabbie mason mcqueen is heading for mumbai to test his skills on some of the most chaotic streets in the world. A london cab driver has a go at driving a taxi around the streets of mumbai, in the first part of a new bbc. A documentary about a london cabbie given a taste of mumbais hot, anarchic streets could have been macho and pointless. Apr 26, 2019 to become a black cab driver in london you need to pass the knowledge, which consists of the following. A fireman, a farmer and a taxi driver try to work in some of the.

London has worlds toughest taxi test where aspiring drivers. Taxi driver london cabbie mason mcqueen is heading for mumbai to test his skills on some of the most chaotic streets in the world. The surprise hit of the week was toughest place to be a taxi driver, which dropped likable london cabbie mason mcqueen into the fiery pit of hell that is the mumbai traffic system. 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. He was such a hit with viewers that the bbc gave him his own series, a cabbie abroad. Jul 23, 2014 london cabbie, mason mcqueen, first appeared on tv screens in the series, toughest place to be, where he tried plying his trade on the chaotic streets of mumbai. Find out when toughest place to be is on tv, including series 4episode 1. S4 ep3 taxi driver taxi driver london cabbie mason mcqueen is heading for mumbai to test his skills on some of the most chaotic streets in the world. For londons cabbies, job entails worlds hardest geography test.

The knowledge, londons legendary taxidriver test, puts up a. The british workers revisit the places where they faced their toughest working days. To be a cab driver in london, england, you have to study for 2 to 4 years before. Have a valid medical check have a criminal record check pass a written map test containing points of interestroutes of london. London cabbie mason mcqueen heads to mumbai to test his skills on some of the busiest and most chaotic streets in the world. Mar 16, 20 the surprise hit of the week was toughest place to be a taxi driver, which dropped likable london cabbie mason mcqueen into the fiery pit of hell that is the mumbai traffic system.

First broadcast in february 2011, a total of fifteen episodes. Aug 09, 2014 the whipcracking drivers of those victorian hansom cabs sherlock holmes was forever hailing all had to bone up for the worlds toughest geography test, just as the roughly 25,000 drivers of. Where job usually includes even cleaning out sewage. Documentary episode aired 26 june 20 season 4 episode 1. This is 201102210500toughestplacetobeah264lg by motive television on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Armed only with their skills, they live and work a normal life with a mentor and see just what life is like working under. In the first of a new threeepisode bbcseries a cabbie abroad, starting june 22 on bbc tv, london taxi driver mason mcqueen follows up on his mumbai taxi driving experiences in the toughest place to be a taxi driver. London cabbie mason mcqueen heads for mumbai to test his skills on some of the busiest and most chaotic streets in the world.

Philippe cooke edit assistant dit animator web designer. Jan 19, 2018 documentary about the case of street sweeping job in the capital of the philippines. He arranged for a place for giada to stay with his family for a night before they finally set off for italy in his taxi. A documentary about a london cabbie given a taste of mumbais hot, anarchic streets could. Toughest place to be a taxi driver is part of that networks surprise toughest place to be a. It looks like nothing, you know but you put a bit of paint on the brickworks, smarten the place up, and all of a sudden it becomes a spot for little. London taxi driver mason mcqueen heads to mumbai to experience life on indias roads. Which city in the world is most difficult for driving a taxi. Previous all episodes 9 next add a plot added to watchlist. Sep 05, 20 india a dangerous place to be a woman bbc document. May 01, 2019 mps and peers hailing a taxi for a ride to westminster may not know drivers refer to the palace of westminster as the gasworks presumably due to the hot air spouted in both chambers. I assumed this was for more upper class taxi drivers. It took about 12 hours for kepa to drop giada at her residence in italy.

Josh a bus driver going to the philippines and suzanne is a midwife going to liberia. Airdate, title, location, total viewers, weekly channel ranking. What ranks as the,toughest place to learn to drive a taxi, ahead of. Mar 28, 2020 a heartbroken daughter fears her cabbie dad died from coronavirus after taking cash from a customer.

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. Taxi driver tv episode 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A fireman, a farmer and a taxi driver try to work in some of the worlds toughest places. London cabbie takes on mumbai traffic jump to media player a london cab driver has a go at driving a taxi around the streets of. It is a great way to understand what life is like in indian megacities and has fantastic images depicting life in the slums. The irresistible rise bbc two toughest place to be a firefighter bbc two toughest place to be a farmer bbc two toughest place to be a taxi driver bbc two. London cabbie mason mcqueen is heading for mumbai to test his skills on some of the most chaotic streets in the world. London cabbie mason mcqueen heads to mumbai to test his driving skills. India a dangerous place to be a woman bbc document. Sun mar 10, 910pm, bbc2 go to the content go to the footer. Taxi driver gives 12hour ride from spain to italy to a. Mar 20, 2018 taxi drivers are being sent on firstaid courses so that they can act to help londoners in trouble in place of the failing london ambulance service. But holy hell, if you need to memorize all that to become a regular taxi driver in england well then.

This time he got to drive the mean streets of cambodia, fiji and arctic canada, getting under the. Spencer kurash, 56, had bravely decided to continue working as a taxi driver in london to ferry. Toughest place to be a bbc world news wiederholung im tv. Documentary about the case of street sweeping job in the capital of the philippines. Most taxi driversat least in america are usually minoritys who barely speak english that use a gps. These individuals travel to a foreign country to learn and work under the new environment for ten days. A good driver needs to speak clearly as well as listen with intent to understand what their customer is saying.