Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour

Rob and Rylan begin their journey in Venice – coming face-to-face with one of the largest paintings on canvas in the world, Tintoretto‘s Il Paradiso.They also discover the artistic legacy of Canaletto, before heading to Murano, an island in the Venetian lagoon, to try glass-blowing. Rob attempts to fulfil a lifelong dream, by conducting Vivaldi's Four Seasons in the church where it was first performed, while Rylan discovers the hidden side of Venice's famous Carnival. Finally, both Rob and Rylan step out of their comfort zone by donning drag and taking to the city's Grand Canal, alongside twenty other drag queens.

Rob and Rylan arrive in the majestic Renaissance city of Florence, the city where art changed the world.The duo set out to discover how Grand Tourists tried to uncover the secrets of the Renaissance, getting up close and personal with Michelangelo's David, sampling the offal food Grand Tourists ate and discovering a pioneering female Renaissance artist. And Rylan realises he's closer to a Renaissance man than he thinks.

In Rome, Rob and Rylan turn themselves into a painting by Caravaggio, try to get the Grand Tourist look, and discover the shocking story of the singers known as 'castrati'.

Following their grand tour to Italy, Rob Rinder and Rylan are going out of the art galleries and into the teeming streets of one of the world's oldest and greatest civilisations - India. They hope to travel in the footsteps of Rob's favourite author, EM Forster, who wrote the novel A Passage to India.They begin their journey in Delhi, India's capital – home to 34 million people, almost four times the population of London. They visit the chaotic street market of Chandni Chowk, where Forster began his journey, the 16th-century architectural masterpiece Humayun's Tomb, and the Lodhi Colony, where the buildings are covered in giant paintings.The pair meet billionaire art collector Shalini Passi, and activist and rapper Naveen Koomar, who invites Rob and Rylan to perform their own self-penned rap out on the street. And their time in Delhi ends at the Kathputli Colony, where master puppeteer Puran invites Rob and Rylan to try pulling a few strings themselves.

The boys board a packed train to Rajasthan during Diwali, the vibrant festival of lights. Known as the 'land of kings', Rajasthan enchants the pair, with its grand forts and opulent palaces. But they also discover that its cities of Udaipur and Jaipur are home to generations of skilled craftsmanship, from ornate block printing to dazzling traditional jewellery. They try miniature painting, hear a worrying prediction from an astrologer and celebrate Diwali with the crown prince of Jaipur.

Rob and Rylan are on the final leg of their Indian adventure. They're bound for Varanasi, the spiritual heart of India, where millions come to wash away their sins before they die. But first, the boys head to the famous erotic temples of Khajuraho, ancient structures covered in carvings depicting all kinds of carnal pleasure.In Varanasi, they drift down the sacred Ganges, witnessing pilgrims chasing ‘moksha' - liberation from reincarnation. They join a mud-wrestling club inspired by Hanuman, the monkey god of strength.There are other forms of spiritual journey available in the city. A guru tells Rob he must walk barefoot through the town, dodging cow dung and existential dread as he goes. Rylan, meanwhile, is told he must find a path to enlightenment through yoga.