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tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45669
Location: Essex

Posted: Sun Dec 19, 04 2:03 pm Post subject: Himalaya
if anyone missed Michael Palin's excellent series Himalaya it's being repeated at 7:00 pm every day this week on BBC4

Sarah D

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 2584

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 04 12:58 pm Post subject:
One of the best programmes I've watched in years, this. The countries he visited are some of the ones I'm particularly interested in.I've borrowed the book from the library, which is full of stunning pictures. I may have to buy it...................

twoscoops

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 1924
Location: Warwickshire

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 04 12:59 pm Post subject:
Bugger, missed it again then, haven't I? Shall have to look forward to seeing it every morning during the Christmas holidays over the next ten years.

jema
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: escaped from Swindon

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 04 1:01 pm Post subject:
Bought the book for a friend for Xmas, varies a lot in price btw, I got it for 12.98, seen it since at 11.99. jema

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45669
Location: Essex

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 04 1:02 pm Post subject:

Sarah D wrote:

One of the best programmes I've watched in years, this.

Agree, can't remember the last series of similar quality.

Behemoth

Joined: 01 Dec 2004
Posts: 19023
Location: Leeds

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 04 1:32 pm Post subject:

I usually get Mr Palin's latest book off the inlaws and am hoping they continue the tradition.

I'm always slightly nervous in the TV programmes that he's going to become a parody of himself and end up patronising/insulting the locals and just try to have us laugh at their funny ways, but in the end it turns it around and ends up being self effacing and delivering an interesting and informative prog. A review of the book says it even better as he includes more stuff that is interesting and relevant that wouldn't have made good TV. I think they concluded that it was more and slightly better than the TV series.

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