When New Zealand celebrities are approached about their potential involvement in a show like Intrepid Journeys, they must have their fingers crossed they get picked to be flown to some exotic country with luxuries at their disposal.
Kevin Milne hardly got a Fair Go when he was picked to spend two weeks in the Ukraine, but the first episode of a new series of Intrepid Journeys, which screened last Monday, was still well worth a look and the menu for the rest of the series suggests this could become a weekly must-see.
While the Ukraine is hardly at the top of most travellers' lists, the good sport Mr Milne ensured his time there made sure some of us out here in tellyland might be curious to book a few nights in the country that included a stopover at a place whose name has become synonymous with death and disaster.
Chernobyl is hardly a tourist mecca, but Milne's relaxed personality and keenness to adapt to any new situation meant the viewer was drawn into the area best known for the nuclear disaster in the 1980s.
Seeing him moved to tears when they visited a nearby school showed a human side to the man and that is what I like most about this series.
It takes well-known New Zealanders out of their comfort zones and you tend to see them either sink or swim.
The line-up for the rest of the new series includes: Rhys "am I becoming the most over-exposed celebrity in this country" Darby, former newsreader Judy Bailey, musician Anika Moa and former league player Ruben Wiki.
Instead of suggesting a programme not to bother with this week, I have included a couple of programmes that are well worth a look over the coming week or so.
Don't miss: The Great NZ Fishing Scandal, tonight, Documentary Channel, 7.30pm: The world premiere of this documentary should be of interest not only to the fishing fraternity but Kiwis in general.
It is a hard-hitting expose of the fishing industry and examines how New Zealand fishing workers are losing their jobs and livelihood to foreign factory trawlers with foreign crews paid a fraction of the minimum wage, chartered by New Zealand companies to catch their quotas, cheating the national economy out of millions of dollars.
Frost and Nixon: Watergate, History Channel, this Sunday, 9.30pm: This is the original interview between television personality David Frost and former US President Richard Nixon that inspired the recent Ron Howard film, Frost/Nixon.
The film was a great watch but this documentary will also be fascinating.
The interviews, conducted over 28 gruelling hours, included Nixon's views on everything from the Vietnam War to America's growing relationship with China and finally, the unforgettable sight of a president apologising to his people for his role in the Watergate affair.
