In the first episode Theroux investigates the world of the infomercial by visiting a 24 hour shopping channel in Florida.

BBC: The wizard of weirdness

The eight-hour tour included visiting various establishments, tasting their goods and hearing their stories.

BBC: Sydney��s gourmet food safaris

Once Stateside, the pair confirmed their low-carb-craze hunch by visiting a store, an hour from Modesto, where people were willing to wait in line 15 minutes and more to check out.

FORBES: Slim Pickings

Just after the half-hour mark the visiting keeper did even better to get down to his left and keep out Obinna's fiercely struck right-foot shot as Birmingham's defence continued to look suspect in front of him.

BBC: West Ham 2-1 Birmingham

But Bath's tendency to self-destruct continued and on the hour Evans touched down in the corner after the visiting side failed to clear their lines in their own corner.

BBC: Dragons 12-15 Bath

The AARP roadies--senior citizens who roam the country visiting grandchildren--won't be down for another hour, so now it's all hardworking business types sipping coffee at the too-small tables, preparing for another day of work on the road.

FORBES: The Camels of Innovation

She tells the fascinating tale of a group of key liberals visiting the Soviet Union in 1927, their trip capped off by a six-hour meeting with Joseph Stalin.

FORBES: Fact and Comment