Genre news Original language(s) Cantonese | Country of origin Hong Kong Production company(s) TVB | |
Starring Anthony Fong Tung Shing (方東昇)
Chan Pui Ka (陳沛珈)
Joana Hoiteng U (余凱婷) Narrated by Anthony Fong Tung Shing (方東昇) | ||
Big Big World (Chinese: 世界零距離) is a travel series produced and broadcast by Hong Kong's TVB.
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Format
The series features "out-of-the-way" places that are not frequented by Hong Kong residents. In addition, the series is presented by news reporters and presenters with TVB's news division, when the average TVB travel program often features the channel's actors and actresses.
In addition to presenting the sights of each country profiled, the series also focuses on the social problems faced by each of the countries, in addition to comparing and contrasting them to problems faced by Hong Kong residents.
Each series was broadcast on TVB's digital-only iNews channel, with a condensed omnibus version airing on TVB Jade at a later time.
Series 1
The first series broadcast on 2 December 2013, via iNews. The countries visited in the first series include Bhutan, Vanuatu, Tonga, Gibraltar, Jamaica, Jordan, Lithuania, Brasil, and Mongolia.
Series 2
Countries featured in the second series include Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Liechtenstein, Cayman Islands, Venezuela, Fiji, Vanuatu, Tuvalu, and Greenland.
Series 3
Countries and places featured in the second series include Ethiopia, Vladivostok, Catalonia, Kaliningrad, Ecuador, and Panama.