Holidays in the Axis of Evil Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Cuba

  Ben Anderson's final journey takes him to Cuba, one of the countries considered by the US government to be part of the so-called axis of evil. He encounters a nation that is obsessed with the dollar and decides to escape the Tropicana shows in the capital, Havana, to search the countryside for evidence of Castro's revolutionary legacy

• Iraq

  Ben Anderson poses as an archaeology enthusiast to gain access to Iraq before the weapons inspectors were allowed back in. But as he tries to give his minders the slip and talk to the locals, it seems the only topic safe enough to discuss is David Beckham

• Libya and Cuba

  Ben Anderson visits the six countries the US government consider to be part of the so-called axis of evil : Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Cuba, Libya and Syria. In an attempt to provide a more rounded picture of these nations, he explores the historical, cultural and social trends behind what many believe to be the world's most notorious dictatorships

• North Korea

  Series in which Ben Anderson visits the six nations comprising George Bush's so-called 'Axis of Evil'. His journey begins in North Korea, a nation withdrawn from the rest of the world, where political paranoia and propaganda exist alongside a love of Elvis and Jane Eyre

• North Korea and Iraq

  Series in which Ben Anderson visits the six nations comprising George Bush's so-called 'Axis of Evil'. His journey begins in North Korea, a nation withdrawn from the rest of the world, where political paranoia and propaganda exist alongside a love of Elvis and Jane Eyre, and continues into Iraq, where he poses as an archaeology enthusiast to gain access to Iraq before the weapons inspectors were allowed back in

• Syria, Iran and Libya

  Ben Anderson continues his journey through the world's most dangerous countries, visiting Syria, Libya and Iran, where he is arrested for spying and imprisoned for seven days

• Syria, Libya, Iran and Cuba

  Ben Anderson continues his journey through the world's most dangerous countries, visiting Syria, Libya and Iran, where he is arrested for spying and imprisoned for seven days and Cuba, where he finds life in the dollar-obsessed capital Havana stifling and sets out to search for evidence of Castro's revolutionary legacy in the countryside