Lonely Planet Six Degrees : Season 1

Presenter Toby Amies meets Gaspard Delanoe, the charismatic leader of one of Paris's most audacious artistic squats and witnesses exactly what contemporary struggling artists can achieve when they all work together to breathe life into a disused Paris bank. Inspired by Gaspard's surreal bicycle, Toby decides to make a junk-art bike of his own.

Determined to fulfill her dream of being in a Bollywood movie, presenter Asha Gill gets the lowdown on Bollywood's raunchy moves from acclaimed choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant. Studio heir Riyad Wadia gives Asha the dummies guide to all things Bollywood at one of the last remaining hand-painted movie poster workshops in the city, and dazzles her with the bright lights of the city's club-hopping scene.

Presenter Toby Amies hooks up with Havana fixer Flacco who shows Toby how Habaneros worship and relax by gaining entre to a rehearsal for an Afro-Cuban Santeria rite and a seat in the bleachers at a rollicking Havana rodeo. Street photographer Leslie Sinclair shows Toby how to see Havana through Cuban eyes by inviting him to a cutting edge art show and taking Toby on a photographic assignment in the city's cramped and sweaty camel buses.

Presenter Asha Gill's feet hardly touch the ground before she's swept off them by tango artist Guillermo Alio. First he teaches her how to tango, then he invites her to become his 'brush,' as they dip their feet in oil paints and dance on canvas, creating abstract tango art. Asha hits the streets with Argentinean romeo Romulo Tirri visiting the famous Recoleta Cemetery - the resting place of Evita - and the feria de matadores night market showcasing Argentinian folk arts and acrobatic gaucho hor

Presenter Toby Amies braves the biggest New York snowstorms in a century to hook up with the Wau-Wau Sisters, New York's colourful Vaudeville vixens, for a drive through Lower Manhattan. Toby meets fashion designer Zaldy Goco in the Chelsea Hotel and gets a backstage look at New York's fashion scene when he's cajoled into helping the catwalk models in and out of their clothes at the city's glamourous Fall Fashion Week.

Charismatic musician and sound engineer Reshmonu takes presenter Asha Gill on a sonic tour of Kuala Lumpur to capture the city's ambient sounds and turn them into song. The bilal's call, the national anthem, Tamil rappers and a monsoon thunderstorm are just the start, and when a nervous Asha adds her own vocal harmonies to the mix, Resh creates a KL urban soundtrack as a memento of her visit.

To find his feet in Sydney, presenter Toby Amies enrols in surf school at Bondi Beach and meets artist and novice surfer Mai Long. After helping her through a bout of painter's block, Toby attends a gallery opening with Mai's larger-than-life art dealer Ray Hughes to get the lowdown on contemporary Australian-Asian art. Toby gets an insight into Sydney cuisine when society caterer Savva Savvas foolishly persuades Toby to help cater the launch of the Sydney Arts Festival. After a night hobnobbing

Presenter Asha Gill hits the ground with fast-talking, Vespa-riding foodie KF Seetoh, the man behind Singapore food bible Makansutra. Seetoh gives Asha an insight into Singapore food as performance art. Seetoh hooks Asha up with local Malay-surf-punks Force Vomit, who take her on their 'Liberate Singapore' campaign to promote their band at the Great Singapore Sale and local rave Zouk-Out.