- Michael Palin's New Europe
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Michael Palin's New Europe Format Travel Starring Michael Palin Country of origin UK No. of episodes 7 Production Running time 55 min ea./~413 min. Broadcast Original channel BBC Picture format HDTV Original run 16 September 2007 – 28 October 2007 Chronology Preceded by Himalaya with Michael Palin Michael Palin's New Europe is a travel documentary presented by Michael Palin and first aired in the UK on the BBC in 2007 and in the US on the Travel Channel on Monday January 28, 2008.[1] Palin visits 20 countries in Central and Eastern Europe.[2] The filming was done in 2006 and early 2007 using HD (high definition) equipment.[3] The result was made into seven one-hour programmes for BBC One and simulcast on BBC HD. A book, New Europe, was also written describing the trip, and illustrated with photographs by Basil Pao.
Episodes
The programme consists of seven one-hour episodes:
# UK Title US Title Countries visited 1 War and Peace Across the Iron Curtain Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Albania: 2 Eastern Delight From the Rila Mountains to Cappodoccia Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey 3 Wild East From the Dniestr to the Danube Transnistria, Moldova and Romania :
Palin celebrated Transnistrian National Day, met a Moldovan self-sufficient old woman, worked with Romanian lumberjacks, interviewed Romanian tennis player Ilie Năstase and visited Transylvania and Bucharest with its Palace of the Parliament.4 Danube to Dnieper Hungary to Yalta Hungary and Ukraine 5 Baltic Summer The Baltic States Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast) :
Palin joined in the festivities with some Neopagans.6 From Pole to Pole Poland Poland 7 Journey's End The End of the Line Slovakia, Czech Republic and Germany (former East Germany) References
- ^ "Michael Palin's New Europe on Travel Channel". 2008-03-06. Archived from the original on 2008-05-06. http://web.archive.org/web/20080506011307/http://www.travelchannel.com/tv-schedules/series.html?seriesId=34753. Retrieved 2008-03-06.
- ^ Ryan, Rob (2007-09-09). "Michael Palin's European frontier". London: Times Online. http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/travel/destinations/europe/article2406164.ece. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ^ Press release
External links
- Michael Palin's New Europe at the Internet Movie Database
- Palin's Travels - the official web site
- Michael Palin's New Europe
- Michael Palin's Interview [1]
Michael Palin's trips for BBC Television Around the World in 80 Days (1988) Pole to Pole (1991) Full Circle (1996–97) Hemingway Adventure (1999) Sahara (2001–02) Himalaya (2003–04) New Europe (2006–07) TV series (2007)
BookCategories:- 2007 British television programme debuts
- 2007 British television programme endings
- 2000s British television series
- BBC television documentaries
- Travel television series
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