Map Men (2016)
We're the men, and here's the map!
Are you planning on enjoying some geography, topography, history AND comedy? Then you should be watching the educational comedies of Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones as they go through BLANK maps, triangles, funny time zones and much more.
Map Men: Season 1 - 5 Episode s
1x1 - Bir Tawil - the land that nobody wants
May 3, 2016
There's a patch of land between Egypt and Sudan that no country owns. Why? Can anybody claim it for themselves? (No.)
1x2 - Mappa Mundi - the worst world map?
May 24, 2016
In the 13th Century, some people made this world map, and it was rubbish. Were they bad at geography? Or is there an intriguing reason behind the map's odd shapes and images?
1x3 - Where is the north/south divide?
June 10, 2016
The north and south of England are culturally, economically, historically and accently different. But where exactly is the line that splits the country?
1x4 - India/Bangladesh - The world's worst border
July 8, 2016
The border between India and Bangladesh is extremely messy and complicated. Why is this? And what's it like living there? (Until last year when they fixed it)
1x5 - Why is there a BLANK space in this map of East Berlin?
August 3, 2016
This East German map from 1988 has a great gaping hole where West Berlin should be. Mark and Jay discover that this map with a gap is not "wrong", and it's certainly not unique.