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Season 1 – Travels in Trumpland with Ed Balls

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Retired British politician Ed Balls travels to the Southern U.S. in search of those who voted Donald Trump into the presidency, exploring attitudes toward issues such as gun control and immigration and examining why Trump's values became so popular.

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Giles Smith The Times (UK) 08/06/2018
Nevertheless, [the Trump] base seems to be holding firm, so there would be a value in continuing to mull over what appeals to them. Go to Full Review Gerard O'Donovan Daily Telegraph (UK) 08/06/2018
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Aesthetics aside, the former shadow chancellor's venture into the howling, moronically fake sport that is American wrestling for Travels in Trumpland with Ed Balls made its point well. Go to Full Review Dan Einav Financial Times 08/03/2018
Balls approaches controversial and raw issues with sensitivity, not least during a moving segment in which he breakfasts with a survivor of the Parkland shooting. Go to Full Review Euan Ferguson Observer (UK) 08/15/2018
Balls wandered, with empathy and ease and caustic intelligence, through parts of the working-class south, looking, crucially, not for Hillary's "basket of deplorables" but for the human voters behind that electoral earthquake. Go to Full Review Alison Rowat The Herald (Scotland) 08/06/2018
Balls is still trying to settle on an interviewing style. At the moment he is all golly gosh, hugs, and the occasional tear, which could turn out to be endearing or infuriating. Either way, TV has claimed him. Go to Full Review Christopher Stevens Daily Mail (UK) 08/06/2018
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The paradox is that such a friendly country can harbour so much wanton violence. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Ed Balls

Host

Clare Cameron

Producer

Warren Smith

Director

Oliver Lambert

Director

Episodes

Episode 2 Aired Aug 5, 2018 Making America Safe Again? Retired British politician Ed Balls travels to the Southern U.S. in search of those who voted Donald Trump into the presidency, exploring attitudes toward issues such as gun control and immigration and examining why Trump's values became so popular. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 12, 2018 Making America Wealthy Again? Retired British politician Ed Balls travels to the Southern U.S. in search of those who voted Donald Trump into the presidency, exploring attitudes toward issues such as gun control and immigration and examining why Trump's values became so popular. Details

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Travels in Trumpland with Ed Balls — Season 1

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Season Info

Director
Warren Smith, Oliver Lambert
Network
BBC
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Aug 5, 2018