Map Men is an edutainment mini-series[2][3] currently in its fourth series, which is created, written, and presented by Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones.

[2][3][4] Mark Cooper-Jones is a former geography teacher,[3][4] and the pair met at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where both were performing that year.[4][when?]

[3][5] The pair have claimed the show's success to be due to the growing redundancy of maps as an everyday item, leaving them to be "geeky".

[4] They also cite the mix of comedy and geography as the unique element behind the series, leading to its success compared to other more education-based alternatives.

[6] In 2024, an edited version of the video about why some British place-names are hard to pronounce won 'Video of the Year' in the inaugural UK and Ireland TikTok Awards.