BBC had some .. Fat Man on a Bike author Tom Vernon Touring Rural places and enjoying The Local Cuisine and people.
Touring Travelogues ..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Vernon

• Fat Man Goes Norse (Channel 4, 1987)
• Fat Man in Argentina (Channel 4, 1990)
• Fat Man Goes Cajun (Channel 4, 1991)
• Fat Man Goes West (Meridian, 1993)
• Fat Man in France (BBC, 1994)
• Fat Man Wilts (Meridian, 1995)
• Fat Man of Kent (Meridian, 1996)