What TV Shows, Radio Programs, and Online Events Does Rick Steves Europe Offer?

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Rick Steves Europe offers four main forms of multimedia content beyond its written travel advice: TV shows you can watch on the site, a weekly radio program, a Monday-night Zoom travel series, and a free video library for teachers and students. All four are reachable from the ricksteves.com homepage navigation, and the site presents them as free to browse — though some features (such as a My Account or Tour Account area) sit behind a login.

TV Shows: Watch Online, Including Specials

The site's "Watch, Read, Listen" section is the entry point for Rick's television content. Shows can be watched directly on ricksteves.com rather than only through a broadcaster.

  • Featured special: The homepage currently highlights Rick's new one-hour special, Best of London, described as available to watch right there on the site.
  • Full series access: The site states you can "watch all of Rick's TV shows, right here," so the on-site player is the primary viewing route rather than a schedule listing.

If your goal is to preview a destination before booking a trip, start with the featured special and then browse the full show list by country.

Radio: A Weekly Show With a Specific Theme

Rick also produces a weekly radio program, featured on the homepage under "Radio." The current episode, Orkney Living, illustrates the format: it combines several distinct segments rather than covering a single destination.

That episode covers:

  • Life in Scotland's remote Orkney Islands
  • How European cities are changing to prioritize people over cars
  • The world's often-overlooked nomadic societies

The radio show is best suited to listeners who want broader cultural and social context alongside destination content, rather than a single-city guide.

Monday Night Travel: Live Zoom Sessions

"Monday Night Travel" is a live online event series. Rick and a team of "travel-savvy teachers" meet every Monday night on Zoom to explore Europe and beyond together.

  • Format: live Zoom sessions, not pre-recorded video
  • Cadence: weekly, Monday evenings
  • Leaders: Rick plus his team of teachers

This is the option to choose if you want interaction and a scheduled event rather than on-demand viewing. Check the site for the current week's topic and joining details, since the subject changes each week.

Classroom Europe: A Free Video Library for Educators

Classroom Europe® is a searchable video library aimed at teachers and students. It contains 400+ clips drawn from Rick's TV shows and is described on the site as free.

Feature Detail
Audience Teachers and students
Content 400+ video clips from Rick's TV shows
Cost Described as free
Access Searchable library on the site

Teachers planning lessons can search by topic and pull short clips instead of assigning full episodes.

How to Choose

  • Want destination previews on demand? Use the TV section and the Best of London special.
  • Want cultural context in audio form? Listen to the weekly radio show.
  • Want a live, interactive event? Join Monday Night Travel on Zoom.
  • Teaching a class? Search Classroom Europe for short clips.

One practical note: the site separates public content (shows, radio, forum) from account areas such as My Account and Tour Account, which require signing in. The multimedia pages themselves are presented as open to visitors.