Advantages: travel the world from the comfort of your sofa Disadvantages: none
The words of Buddha that I have used as a title here really sum up Michael Palin's current career path. I guess you could call him a professional traveller, an Alan Wicker for the modern age. Except for the initial series where he set him self the task of following the mythical Phileas Fogg around the world in eighty days, Palin is a traveller with out purpose other than to enjoy the journey. What better job can there be? Shows such as these rely ... ...alone. Mark Williams show "On The Rails" opened up the world of steam to many, solely through his enthusiasm and nature. Palin shines through in a similar way. He is the perfect host and travelling companion, a mix of old school English charm and off beat humour with an intelligent mind and a sharp view of the world around him. His love of people is what raises these travelogues to a higher level. After all when we travel, we are travelling through ...
steerpyke 03.12.2005
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Advantages: Hours of fun for all the family Disadvantages: not as funny as Monty Python
First of all apologies for the title, the small print should read *product may contain less than 80 DVDs. But I just had to!
What you do get with this amazing boxed set is all seven of Michael Palin's globe trotting travel experiences, namely: Around the World in 80 days, Pole to Pole, Full Circle, Great Railway Journeys, Hemingway Adventure, Sahara and Himalaya. You actually get 16discs, containing around 40 hours of televisual viewing pleasure. ... ...Phileas Fogg's fictional journey around the world in 80 days. Following the success of that series, someone at the BBC must have decided that his relaxed presentation, mild bewilderment and genuine amazement at the foreign places and customs he encountered, and his success in talking to complete strangers on trains, boats and camels and making good tv out of it, was worth repeating. Michael Palin is now an established BBC travelogue presenter, with ...
Clara 25.01.2005
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