Economist Conor Woodman was a high-flying City market analyst who decided he wanted to trade real things that he could touch and smell. So, Conor left his job and with £25,000 from the sale of his flat, he plans to travel across four continents and 16 countries trading in all kinds of products: animal, mineral and vegetable; with the aim of doubling his money. Tonight, Conor trades in camels, coffee, wine and chilli sauce, travelling from Sudan to South Africa, and on to India and China. It’s an ambitious project, and things get off to the worst possible start.

Thursday 9 April 2009
10:00pm, Channel 4