Michael Palin's New Europe
Appearance
Michael Palin's New Europe | |
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Written by | Michael Palin |
Presented by | Michael Palin |
Theme music composer | Andre Jacquemin Dave Howman |
Composers | Molly Nyman Harry Escott |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 7 |
Production | |
Running time | 55-60 minutes |
Production company | Prominent Television production |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 16 September 28 October 2007 | –
Michael Palin's New Europe is a travel documentary presented by Michael Palin and first aired in the UK on the BBC on 16 September 2007 and in the US on the Travel Channel on 28 January 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 series consists of seven one-hour episodes:
Number | UK title | US title | Countries visited |
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1 | War and Peace | Across the Iron Curtain | Slovenia (briefly), Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Albania: |
2 | Eastern Delight | From the Rila Mountains to Cappodoccia | Republic of Macedonia (briefly), Bulgaria and Turkey |
3 | Wild East | From the Dniestr to the Danube | Transnistria (briefly), 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 (briefly), Czech Republic and Germany (former East Germany) |
References
- ^ "Michael Palin's New Europe on Travel Channel". 6 March 2008. Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
- ^ Ryan, Rob (9 September 2007). "Michael Palin's European frontier". London: Times Online. Retrieved 16 September 2007.
- ^ Press release
External links
- Michael Palin's New Europe at IMDb
- Palin's Travels - the official web site
- Michael Palin's New Europe at BBC Online
- Michael Palin's Interview [1]
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from December 2012
- 2007 British television programme debuts
- 2007 British television programme endings
- 2000s British television series
- BBC television documentaries
- British travel television series
- Television shows set in Bulgaria
- Television shows set in Croatia
- Television shows set in the Czech Republic
- Television shows set in Estonia
- Television shows set in Germany
- Television shows set in Hungary
- Television shows set in Latvia
- Television shows set in Lithuania
- Television shows set in Poland
- Television shows set in Russia
- Television shows set in Serbia
- Television shows set in Slovakia
- Television shows set in Slovenia
- Television shows set in Turkey
- Works by Michael Palin