Your Place or Mine with Shaun Keaveny

Miriam Margolyes: Tuscany, Italy

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

La Dolce Vita in a medieval hilltop village. Miriam thinks what more could you possibly want in life, but can she persuade Shaun? Her small village al...

Andi Oliver: Antigua, The Caribbean

19 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

BBQ and rum, in Paradise. With 365 beaches, one for each day of the year. Andi thinks the small but beautiful land of her heritage can’t be that har...

Ainsley Harriott: Angkor Wat, Cambodia

12 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ainsley loved waking early to cycle around abandoned temples, playing Tomb Raider in real life, then finishing the day with the local delicacy: fried ...

Dame Sheila Hancock: Luberon, Provence, France

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sheila wants to whisk Shaun away to the land of lavender fields. But what about his hayfever? Will Shaun be persuaded to don some linen and waft throu...

Professor Brian Cox: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Shady trees, jazz, the origins of human history and THE place for coffee. All in a day’s work for Brian’s favourite place in the world. And Shaun ...

Siobhán McSweeney: Camino de Santiago pilgrimage, Spain

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Siobhán may have played a nun on Derry Girls but insists she’s not religious. Although on her walk she found peace, transcendence and… guilt-free...

Sammi Kinghorn: Safari in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

15 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sammi shares her joy at going on safari in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, meeting leopards, lions and hippos. Although as the world's fastest femal...

Dr Chris van Tulleken: Nunavut, Canadian Arctic

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Chris loves exploring the Arctic, swimming off icebergs and cheerily encountering polar bears. Shaun's spirit animal is more grizzly bear but he attem...

Steph McGovern: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Can Shaun be persuaded to become the Boy from Ipanema? Or to shake his stuff at Carnival. Steph thinks he's made for it. Resident geographer, historia...

Catherine Bohart: Lisbon, Portugal

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What's not to love in a romantic, arty, cool waterside city full of colourful buildings? Well, Shaun finds city breaks a bit tiring but if Catherine l...

Kiell Smith-Bynoe: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

17 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ghosts star Kiell Smith-Bynoe loves a pool party, but Shaun doesn't want to take his top off. Perhaps the prospect of seeing a shark in the mall could...

Anita Rani: Mumbai, India

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Anita says Mumbai is the LA of India but when Shaun was in the actual LA he got lost in a massive bathroom showroom. So Anita has a lot to do to get h...

Stephen Mangan: Erris, Co Mayo, Ireland

03 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen is determined to take Shaun back to their ancestral homeland, to experience the blanket bog of this bleak and beautiful area of the West of Ir...

Your Place or Mine is back!

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Shaun Keaveny returns with series 4 of the BBC Radio 4 travel show that isn't going anywhere. Guests for the new run include Stephen Mangan, Anita Ran...

Anneka Rice: Hong Kong, China

27 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Anneka wants to take Shaun back to the place and time that made her: the intense rush of Hong Kong in the 1980’s, where she lived and worked a varie...

Eddie Kadi: Kinshasa, The Democratic Republic of the Congo

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Will Shaun relax his hips and rumba his way to Kinshasa? Comedian and Strictly star Eddie Kadi pulls out all the stops to tempt Shaun to his hometown,...

Greg James: Venice, Italy

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Can Greg tempt Shaun to the watery wonderland of a city in which he spent his honeymoon? Shaun's been to Venice Beach and Little Venice but remains to...

Rob Auton: Reykjavík, Iceland

06 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Iceland offers Shaun the opportunity to enjoy a cold drink in a thermal spa, while gawping at the Northern Lights and listening to Sigur Rós. Comedia...

Dom Joly: Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dom wants to take Shaun to the remote island that some flat earthers believe to be the end of the world. But will they both fall off the edge into the...

Natalie Haynes: Paestum, Italy

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Shaun is offered the chance to holiday with Hera and Athena in the ancient Greek city of Paestum, in southern Italy. Will classicist Natalie Haynes be...

Salma El-Wardany: Cairo, Egypt

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Shaun is tempted by partying at the Pyramids and watching the Parade of the Mummies. Will BBC presenter Salma be able to move a man who's about as mob...

Tim Peake: The International Space Station, Space

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Astronaut Major Tim Peake wants to take Shaun on a wonder-filled trip to the International Space Station. It’s a chance to really get away from it a...

Kemah Bob: Kefalonia, Greece

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Shaun admits that he does actually like going to Greece, which is something of a miracle. So surely comedian Kemah Bob can get him to commit to a trip...

Maisie Adam: Rovaniemi, Finland

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Shaun, a Santa-like figure himself, considers a freezing cold holiday in Santa's snowy hometown. Maisie Adam is sure he'd love the Northern Lights and...

Darren Harriott: Manila, The Philippines

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Darren Harriott went to Manila on a whim, but really fell for this (extremely) warm and welcoming city. Will Shaun be persuaded to go? All be...

Steve Backshall: Amazon Rainforest, Suriname

11 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Steve boldly tries to take Shaun exploring barefoot in amazing jungle with anacondas, jaguars and hitherto undiscovered insects. Steve's had some of t...

Nadiya Hussain: Sylhet, Bangladesh

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Bake Off superstar Nadiya Hussain tells Shaun why Bangladesh is the perfect watery destination for a canal-loving man from Lancashire. Shaun fancies w...

Your Place or Mine is back!

27 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Shaun Keaveny is back with a new series of the BBC Radio 4 travel show that isn't going anywhere. New episodes will be available weekly on BBC Sounds ...

Jon Ronson: Pacific Coast Highway, California, USA

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jon takes Shaun on a road with incredible views and equally incredible drops off the cliff. Jon's had some strange and amazing experiences along this ...

Nicki Chapman: Sydney, Australia

21 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Escape to the Country presenter Nicki sells her own favourite country to Shaun. Sydney is gorgeous, and Shaun too could lie on the beach drinking chea...

Ria Lina: Noordwijk, The Netherlands

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Ria Lina presents Shaun with flat white beaches, tulip fields and untouchable cycling seagulls. And you get there on the train. Shaun is happ...

Craig Parkinson: Penang, Malaysia

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Actor Craig Parkinson tempts Shaun with incredible food and culture, but there is also a Snake Temple. As Craig admits, sometimes snakes do fall on yo...

Michelle de Swarte: Alaska, USA

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle de Swarte attempts to convince Shaun of the wonders of Alaska, a magnificent wilderness full of moose, wolves and bearded men in shackets. In...

Adrian Chiles: Murter, Croatia

24 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Adrian Chiles tempts Shaun to the laid-back Croatian island of Murter with potent fig brandy and his mum's homemade biscuits. Will Shaun be reassured ...

Krishnan Guru-Murthy: The Mornington Peninsula, Australia

17 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Krishnan shares his love of Australia's Cornwall. But actual Cornwall is so much nearer and doesn't have huge spiders that jump up out of the grass at...

Jameela Jamil: Los Angeles, USA

10 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jameela Jamil sells Shaun on the delights of her new hometown, LA: constant summer, sourdough pizza and earthquakes that make the giant inflatable fla...

Ahir Shah: Ahmedabad, India

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Ahir Shah tells Shaun all about the wonders of Ahmedabad, the largest city in Gujarat, India: Gandhi's ashram, a mammoth cricket stadium, dan...

Vick Hope: Buenos Aires, Argentina

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Vick Hope on a wildly exciting year she spent in Buenos Aires which even leaves Shaun contemplating a visit despite the very real risk of his being ca...

Fatiha El-Ghorri: Larache, Morocco

12 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Fatiha El-Ghorri paints an evocative picture of her family's home town, the fishing port of Larache in Morocco. But will she persuade Shaun t...

Thomasina Miers: Oaxaca, Mexico

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Thomasina Miers tries to tempt Shaun with the culinary delights and traditional dress of her favourite Mexican state, Oaxaca.Your Place Or Mine is the...

Rob Delaney: Eastern Massachusetts, USA

29 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rob Delaney opens with a spirited attempt to get Shaun to visit his birthplace in Eastern Massachusetts, USA, selling it on the basis that as New Engl...