How do you start a new country?Jay Foreman2021-05-31 | Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/mapmen Enter promo code MAPMEN for 83% off and 3 extra months for FREE!
We donated part of our fee to two environmental charities.
UNDO, a brilliant organisation using enhanced weathering technology to fix CO2 into the soil for the long term. un-do.com
TREE SISTERS, who have planted millions of trees through their community-driven, socially inclusive approach to environmental action. treesisters.org/about
VFX by Dave Brain twitter.com/Ornsack (The only VFX was Jay’s ears growing. No special effects were used for the journeys, which were 100% real.)
00:00 Intro 01:16 Game 1 Round 1 03:32 Game 1 Round 2 05:50 Game 1 Round 3 08:41 Game 1 Round 4 11:16 Game 1 Round 5 15:00 Trip to Bermuda 15:51 Game 2 Round 1 17:53 Game 2 Round 2 19:51 Game 2 Round 3 21:30 Game 2 Round 4 24:24 Game 2 Round 5 27:05 Trip to SenegalWeird maps win elections - Gerrymandering explainedJay Foreman2024-08-31 | Secure your privacy with Surfshark! Enter coupon code MAPMEN for an extra 4 months free at surfshark.com/mapmen
Why does the USA draw district maps with absolutely bonkers shapes? And how do squiggly districts help the wrong politicians win elections? And have we been pronouncing "Gerrymandering" wrong for 200 years?
Many thanks (and recommended YouTube channel if you're into US politics) MR BEAT http://www.youtube.com/iammrbeatThere are NOT 195 countriesJay Foreman2024-06-23 | Go to https://ground.news/mapmen to get the world's news in one place, compare coverage and be better informed. Subscribe through our link to save 40% off unlimited access.
How many countries are there? Does the UN's official list of 195 include them all? Which ones are missing? Does Sealand count? Does England count for that matter? And why are Mark and Jay up a tree?
Guest presenter BARBS youtube.com/@UCmmPgObSUPw1HL2lq6H4ffAThe Phantom Island of Google MapsJay Foreman2024-04-24 | Go to https://ground.news/mapmen to get the world's news in one place, compare coverage, and be better informed. Subscribe through our link for 40% off unlimited access.
Why did Google Maps have a big black smudge before 2012? And why did it disappear? And what does it have to do with Captain Cook? And what is a phantom island?
Highly recommended browsing: andrewpekler.com/phantom-islandsYoull never guess the most popular internet country codeJay Foreman2023-12-06 | Go to betterhelp.com/mapmen for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help. #ad
Have you ever stopped to think why the two-letter country codes in the world's websites are what they are? We have*, and it turns out it's a fascinating tale with a lovely detailed map to stare at.
* Actually, it was Jonathan ('flocky') Flockton who suggested it, and it was a really good idea. Thanks Flocky!
Did you know that the internet is held together by a network of undersea cables? And did you also know that these cables can trace their origin back to 1850s? What has and hasn’t changed in the last 150 years may surprise you.
Additional Graphics DARREN DUTTON twitter.com/Darren_DuttonWhy British cities make no senseJay Foreman2023-08-28 | Get an exclusive @Surfshark deal! Enter promo code MAPMEN for an extra 3 months free at https://surfshark.deals/mapmen
Why is Reading, a massive settlement of 170,000 people, NOT a city, while the tiny Welsh village of St Davids IS a city? Is it something to do with cathedrals? Or universities? Or is it a surprisingly simple answer which only raises more questions about how city status works in the UK, and merits a ten minute video? (No, no, and yes.)
Piano version of Peaky Blinders TIM TRAVELLER @TheTimTraveller
Music help PRESTON PARRIS @prestonoutatimeWhy is North up?Jay Foreman2023-07-10 | The first 100 people to use code MAPMEN at the link below will get 60% off of Incogni: incogni.com/mapmen
Why is north up? Has north always been up? What used to be up before north was up? Does it matter if a direction other than north is up? And have you ever been on a year five geography trip where you got lost in the woods and wet yourself in front of Mr. Dugdale?
ALTERNATIVE TUBE MAPS DESIGNED BY Jonathan Farrow Sameboat via Wikimedia Mike Hall Mark Noad Luke Carvill Max Roberts Jug Cerovic
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH Mark Ovendon @markovenden Geoff Marshall @geofftech
OLD TUBE MAPS FOUND/SCANNED BY Marc Dickson @haywardsheath Luke Blaney @lucas42 Simon Frost @simondfrost Colin Brown @colinbrown1968 Achyut Chaudhary @achyutchaudhary
AUDIO HELP Eetu Mikkola Mikey Farr Ali Bros
WACKY WHEELS MUSIC BY Mark Klem
RECOMMENDED READING Mr. Beck's Underground Map by Ken Garland amazon.co.uk/Mr-Becks-Underground-Map-Garland/dp/1854141686The Tube Map nearly looked very differentJay Foreman2022-09-26 | Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/jayforeman Enter promo code jayforeman for 83% off and 3 extra months for FREE!
THANKS TO Mark Ovendon Michael Sercan Daventry The Salisbury Cherie Selale http://www.Greenlanes.london
MASSIVE NERDS Achyut Chaudhary, Alex Cole, Anthony Norris-Watson, Arian Parmar, Benjamin Patel, Blogging Tex and Wil, Finn Gahagan, Geoff's Marshall’s Mum, George Arrigoni, George Lwman, Harry Morgan, "ISBSP”, James Chadwick, K Dar, roadsignreport1, Luca Filippi, Matthew Finn, Mez Abad, Ruth Carlson, Ryan Oakley, Steve Lovelace, TheBritFromOz, Timo Ko, Tom P Moore, Tyrese Monford. (Sorry I couldn’t include you all!)
Royalty free Music by Giorgio Di Campo for @FreeSound Music http://freesoundmusic.eu https://www.facebook.com/freemusicfor... youtube.com/freesoundmusic original video: youtu.be/D-_GPpo6pxU
We donated the amount of spaghetti used in this video to a food bank.Why are there no bridges in East London?Jay Foreman2022-05-23 | Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/jayforeman Enter promo code jayforeman for 83% off and 3 extra months for FREE!
TOM SCOTT for his clips of Tower Bridge original video: youtu.be/iitXhgif_lo (and doing the exploding road animation which I used previously in episode 2 in 2011)
@StrategicCities and @GartonHil for their clips of Sydney Harbour @WillJarman8 for help with the thumbnail @golfsaleriots for designing the Surfshark sweets packaging
For info on Hammersmith bridge, go to... wearepossible.org/latest-news/bridging-the-futureTower Bridge could have looked very differentJay Foreman2022-02-28 | Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/jayforeman Enter promo code jayforeman for 83% off and 3 extra months for FREE!
Brunel's Tunnel Passerbys DEZI AMATA JESSE OSHOGWE PETER RANGE ANGELA FREETH
She Fills the Spaces by Misty's Big Adventure Wacky Wheels music by Mark KlemWhat happened to Old London Bridge?Jay Foreman2022-01-31 | Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/jayforeman Enter promo code jayforeman for 83% off and 3 extra months for FREE!
Many thanks to the Church of St. Magnus the Martyr, City of London for letting us film their beautiful model of Old London Bridge. stmagnusmartyr.org.uk
Thanks also to DAVID and MARTIN CLARK for being church extras SIMON VANS-COLINA for lending us his office ED MOYE for lending us his dinghy.
'London Bridge And Rush Hour, 1968' licenced from British Pathe.English counties explainedJay Foreman2021-09-13 | Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/mapmen Enter promo code MAPMEN for 83% off and 3 extra months for FREE!
Thanks to Chris Considine and everyone at Rose Bruford CollegeWhere is America?Jay Foreman2021-04-26 | Get Honey for FREE today ▸ http://joinhoney.com/mapmen Honey finds coupons with one click. Thanks to Honey for sponsoring!
Thanks to Rose Bruford College costume departmentThe mystery of the squarest countryJay Foreman2021-04-12 | In partnership with Stereo. Listen to 'Map Men: Get Lost' from 12th April 2021 stereo.com/u/r21lbSoaYh9FZ21
Thanks to Al Murray and Dan Thornton for the WWII trivia @Sophie_L_L for the Risk game Nig Lovell for the drum kit Rose Bruford College for letting us borrow their costumesWhat will the world look like in 250 million years?Jay Foreman2021-02-15 | In partnership with Stereo. Download the app for free: http://www.stereo.com Listen to 'Map Men: Get Lost' from 15th Feb 2021: stereo.com/u/r21Fzt9swugBZ21
Thumbnail image reddit.com/user/deCliffordWhy does Russia have the best maps of Britain?Jay Foreman2021-01-11 | The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: http://skl.sh/mapmen01211
Huge thanks to John Davies and Alexander J Kent, authors of 'The Red Atlas: How the Soviet Union Secretly Mapped the World'. You can view images of Soviet maps and purchase reprints at redatlasbook.com
Written and presented by JAY FOREMAN @jayforeman MARK COOPER-JONES @markcooperjones
Edited by JAY FOREMAN
Director/DOP JADE NAGI @jade_nagi
Subtitles Dutch - THOMAS JOOSTEN @Thoomas01 Esperanto - MICHAEL SEATON @mikeo_s
Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-... Artist: http://incompetech.comWhats wrong with Londons boroughs?Jay Foreman2020-05-07 | If you enjoy this series, please consider supporting my channel on Patreon for just $1 per month. (Thank you!) http://www.patreon.com/jayforeman
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Margaret Thatcher / Vox Pop 3 Jade Nagi @jade_nagi
Vox Pops 1 and 2 Sorry, I’ve completely forgotten their names. They approached us while we were filming, so we asked if they wanted to be in it. If you know/are one of these two people, get in touch!
Thanks to: New London Architecture at The Building Centre Pipers Models - creators of the New London ModelWhy does London have 32 boroughs?Jay Foreman2020-04-04 | If you enjoy this series, please consider supporting my channel on Patreon for just $1 per month. (Thank you!) http://www.patreon.com/jayforeman
Shaan Ali, Daniel Bloom, Ed and Douglas Finch, Andrew Fisher, Matthew Gabriel, Simon Kendler, Ryan McNish and Lakshman Pathak.The worlds silliest time zonesJay Foreman2019-09-02 | BUY MUGS, T-SHIRTS, POSTERS ETC... http://www.mapmenmerch.com
Written and presented by JAY FOREMAN @jayforeman MARK COOPER-JONES @markcooperjones
Edited by JAY FOREMAN @jayforeman
Camera INDIA RAKUSEN @indiarakusen
French accordion music JAMES DRAPER redjamspear.com NATHAN DUNSMORE
Hair whitening VFX CHRIS WALKER @ZangrethorD
Props and Costume JADE NAGI @jade_nagi
National Footprint Database coding JOHN HELM
By the way, if you're still reading this, here is a paragraph that we've been told to say by our sponsors. It goes like this:
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Hope you enjoyed that paragraph. Thanks a lot. Bye!Why every world map is wrongJay Foreman2019-06-20 | Want to show this video to your geography class? A clean, school-friendly version of this video is here: youtu.be/J94N29NUtW4
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How do you show a round earth on a flat map? Is it possible? Jay and Mark find out using an orange and a rolling pin.
Written and presented by JAY FOREMAN @jayforeman MARK COOPER-JONES @markcooperjones
Edited by JAY FOREMAN @jayforeman
Camera INDIA RAKUSEN @indiarakusen
See new episodes before anyone else, and get exclusive extras like out-takes and deleted scenes by signing up to my Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/jayforemanWhy do maps show places that dont exist?Jay Foreman2019-05-13 | BUY MUGS, T-SHIRTS, POSTERS ETC... http://www.mapmenmerch.com
Why do map makers publish mistakes on purpose? Map Men Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones use a car and a magnifying glass to investigate!
By the way, Geography Now didn’t knowingly steal our map of India. Here’s a video of Barbs and me sat on a park bench having a good laugh about it… youtu.be/OQkRfmBvER0?t=500
Written and presented by JAY FOREMAN @jayforeman MARK COOPER-JONES @markcooperjones
Edited by JAY FOREMAN @jayforeman
Camera INDIA RAKUSEN @indiarakusen
Additional camera (the nerds in the car boot sale) ROB WELLS
Costume JADE NAGI @jade_nagi
Thanks for letting us film an advert in your kitchen ANNA, DYFAN and MATTHEW HOWELLSThe worlds oldest border?Jay Foreman2019-04-15 | BUY MUGS, T-SHIRTS, POSTERS ETC... http://www.mapmenmerch.com
Additional graphics JACK HERBERT @JackTHerbertWhat happened to Londons trams?Jay Foreman2018-12-04 | If you enjoy this series, please consider supporting my channel on Patreon for just $1 per month. (Thank you!) http://www.patreon.com/jayforeman
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- - - UNFINISHED LONDON EPISODE 7 - - -
Written by JAY FOREMAN and PAUL KENDLER
Filmed and directed by PAUL KENDLER
Edited by JAY FOREMAN
Camera in Blackpool TOM CLARKE @trynottobreathe
Props JADE NAGI @jade_nagi
Woman in flowery dress JADE NAGI @jade_nagi
Posh man in top hat JOHN HENRY FALLE @thestorybeast
George Francis Train/Bad podcaster RICHARD SOAMES @richardsoames
Tram/railway map graphics GEOFF MARSHALL @geofftech By the way, Geoff has lots of videos about transport in London. If you like my stuff, you’ll really like his. Especially his video about the trams in Croydon: youtube.com/watch?v=HzL4cxg4RbU
Visual effects by CHRIS WALKER @BigDamnArtistRobot Olympics (with Bec Hill)Jay Foreman2018-08-03 | Go and see Bec's show 'I'll Be Bec' in the Soho Theatre, London Tue 14 - Sat 18 Aug 2018, 8:15pm sohotheatre.com/shows/bec-hill-ill-be-bec
By the way, there's new 'Unfinished London' and 'Map Men' coming in October... stay tuned......Disgusting Songs for Revolting Children - UK TOURJay Foreman2018-05-23 | TICKETS HERE: http://www.jayforeman.co.uk More dates are added all the time. Keep checking my website to see if I'm coming to a theatre near you....Surfin With Patricia RoutledgeJay Foreman2018-05-03 | Sign up to my Patreon http://www.patreon.com/jayforeman See me Live on tour! http://www.jayforeman.co.uk
This is from a monthly musical comedy night in London called 'The Distraction Club' where the UK's musical comedians gather for what more closely resembles a party that an audience happens to be watching than a gig. It's always immense fun, and we're always encouraged to try new things and collaborate with each other on stage. (Musical comedians are usually kept apart from each other at regular gigs, because who wants two musical comedians on one bill?)
During my sound check, it suddenly occurred to me that I had an amazing backing band at my disposal. (Mitch Benn on bass, Kirsty Newton on keys and Ivan Sheppard on drums). So, with one rehearsal, ever, we did this.
Additional camera URS ROBBE APOSTOLOS KATSAMAGKAS EURICO MACHADO
Edited by JAY FOREMAN
Additional animation PAUL KENDLER
Colour grading ASAF SAGI
Props/Costumes JADE NAGI
Cyclist struck by lightning AILSA MAINWARING
Voice of Mrs Panhandle GEMMA ARROWSMITH
Street Lamp Walk-Paster TOM SCOTT
Cockney Cabbies RICHARD SOAMES JOHN HENRY FALLE DARREN (BEARDYMAN) FOREMAN
Dutch Girls JAMIE KOOIJ SAMANTHA SHERRATT
Girl who can't use Skillshare RACHEL HUGHES
Almost everyone else PAUL KENDLER
Facilities provided by SHIFT 4
Wacky Wheels music by Mark A. Klem
Thanks to RICHARD CUDLIP for letting us borrow his taxi.
Thanks to the dozens of people on twitter who contributed research and ideas.Dinosaurs (feat. Bec Hill)Jay Foreman2018-04-05 | This is Bec Hill and she's brilliant! Subscribe to her channel here... youtube.com/user/rolypolygrandma
Written and sung by Jay Foreman (@jayforeman) Drawn and moved around by Bec Hill (@bechillcomedian)Why isnt cycling normal in London?Jay Foreman2018-03-15 | If you enjoy this series, please consider supporting my channel on Patreon for just $1 per month. (Thank you!) http://www.patreon.com/jayforeman
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Additional camera URS ROBBE APOSTOLOS KATSAMAGKAS EURICO MACHADO
Edited by JAY FOREMAN
Visual effects and stabilisation KYLE PAUL
Additional graphics LAURA NOBLE JON BALL TRISTAN GRIFFEN
Props/Costumes JADE NAGI
60s car advert voiceover JOHN HENRY FALLE
60s car advert girl SAMANTHA SHERRATT
Game show host MANDY DASSA
Vox pops AILSA MAINWARING ROB KEMP KAI HAMMOND JAMIE KOOIJ
Town planners GEOFF MARSHALL TIM BYRNE ASHLEY LYDIATE FRANZ SITTAMPALAM URS ROBBE
Car humper KAT BARRETT
Boris bike user TOM CLARKE
Mad cyclist, Nervous cyclist, Leslie Hore-Belisha, Hoover groom PAUL KENDLER
Facilities provided by SHIFT 4
Mini Cooper provided by smallcarBIGCITY http://www.smallcarbigcity.comI Went into a Gentlemens ClubJay Foreman2018-03-07 | My song about the time I went to a gentlemen's club (not that sort of gentlemen's club!) filmed by the audience at the Distraction Club in London.
By the way, I'm doing a UK tour! It's a kids show (swear-free fun for all the family show). Go to http://www.jayforeman.co.uk for dates and tickets.Harry and Meghan arent going to see Jay ForemanJay Foreman2018-01-06 | Adults without kids very welcome too!
Here is one of the depressingest songs I've ever written and then sung in the back of a car. It's called 'Pretend You're Happy'. Enjoy!
Thanks to the good people at ComComedy for letting me put this on my channel. :)Renault TwingoJay Foreman2017-12-24 | If you like my songs, you'll *REALLY* like donating to my Patreon http://www.patreon.com/jayforeman
This is probably my nichest song. This only makes sense if you know what a Renault Twingo is, and that it's ubiquitous in every European country apart from the UK.
Thanks to the good people at ComComedy for letting me put this on my channel. :)Geoff and Jay go up the A1 (part 1)Jay Foreman2017-12-21 | Watch Part 2 on Geoff's channel: youtube.com/watch?v=deqJ5ckV4Xw
Geoff Marshall (Londonist, All The Stations) and Jay Foreman (Unfinished London, Map Men) drive from central London to South Mimms, taking in all the sights up the A1.
Thanks to smallcarBIGCITY for lending us their splendid Mini Cooper. Take a sightseeing tour of London in a classic Mini Cooper! http://www.smallcarbigcity.comLittle Japanese BabyJay Foreman2017-11-01 | Live at the Warwick Arts Centre
If you like my songs, please donate to my Patreon http://www.patreon.com/jayforemanSkin SofaJay Foreman2017-10-28 | Ever imagined a sofa made of human skin in really horrible detail? Here's my song about a skin sofa. Eurgh.
Lyrics by Jay Foreman and Laurel Foreman (her disgusting idea!) Music by Jay Foreman
This gig was filmed at An Evening Of Unnecessary Detail in Bethnal Green on cameras belonging to Tom Scott and Matt Parker respectively. Check out their respective YouTube channels: http://www.youtube.com/tomscottgo http://www.youtube.com/standupmathsLive stream Q&A with Geography NowJay Foreman2017-10-07 | A live stream Q&A I did with Paul 'Barby' Barbato off of Geography Now. We talk about favourite flags, favourite country shapes and future Map Men episodes.