Jay Foreman
Director
Map Men (2016)
Season 1
Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones are MAP MEN! Two men with a passion for geography have joined forces to make a YouTube series all about the worlds weirdest and funniest maps.
Released May 4, 2016
Episode 8 min
None+
Keywords: mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.tv-mini-series
Network: YouTube
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Bir Tawil - the land that nobody wants
There's a patch of land between Egypt and Sudan that no country owns. Why? Can anybody claim it for themselves? (No.)
May 3, 2016, midnight
S1E2 - Mappa Mundi - the worst world map?
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?
May 24, 2016, midnight
S1E3 - Where is the north/south divide?
The north and south of England are culturally, economically, historically and accently different. But where exactly is the line that splits the country?
June 10, 2016, midnight
S1E4 - India/Bangladesh - The world's worst border
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)
July 8, 2016, midnight
S1E5 - Why is there a BLANK space in this map of East Berlin?
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.
Aug. 3, 2016, midnight
Network: YouTube
Episode Runtime: 8 min.
Season Runtime: 8 min.
Released: May 4, 2016
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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