His travel books always make you feel your along for the ride. Palin visits 20 countries in central and eastern europe the program was filmed in the wake of the 2004 enlargement of the european union and shortly before the 2007 enlargement, which included many. Watch michael palins new europe s01e04 the most interesting bbc documentaries on dailymotion. Michael palin journeys from transdniester to the rolling hills of moldova, across the carpathian mountains of northern romania and through transylvania to the danube. In the final leg of michaels journey into new europe, he travels high in the tatra mountains where he learns how to make slovakian sausages. In estonia he visits a pyramid house and samples the medicinal properties of. A very interesting trip around new europe with michael. Since 1980 he has made a number of travel documentaries palin wrote most of his comedic material with fellow python member terry jones. Michael drives a tank michael palin s new europe bbc. Catch up on michael palins new europe and watch online.
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. Michael palins new europe is a tv show on british national television from bbc2 with an average rating of 3. To correct episode titles click through the episode and submit corrections via the specific list provider. Michael palins new europe is a bbc travel documentary series presented by michael palin, exploring european countries that were once behind the iron curtain but now are part of the new europe. Michael palins journey 4 episodes 20182019 brazil with michael palin 2 episodes 2020 around the world in 20 years 1 episode 2010. He then departs to brno to visit tibor turbas famous mime school, where he is asked to mime a cockerel. Michael drives a tank michael palins new europe bbc. Its a journey that sees hope and unity in the place of fear and war.
Track michael palins new europe new episodes, see when is the next episode air date, series schedule, trailer, countdown, calendar and more. Macedonia, bulgaria, turkey michael makes a remarkable visit to goreme, where the rocks have been carved to form homes and some of the most remarkable churches of the early christian era. Michael palins new europe, a sevenshow series, will air mondays at 8 p. Michael palins new europe s01e01 video dailymotion. Some of the countries he visited were slovenia, croatia, bosnia, albania, turkey, ukraine, moldova, latvia, estonia. Before monty python, they had worked on other shows such as the ken. New europe by michael palin is the companion book to the tvseries of the same name which was filmed in 2006 and early 2007. Watch michael palins new europe episodes, get episode information, recaps and more.
Michael palin once more takes us on a great trip into the new europe. Michael starts his journey high in the julian alps on the border between slovenia and italy, where the iron curtain once ran. Lithuania, latvia and estonia are three baltic states that shook themselves free of the soviet union and reclaimed their distinctive culture. In the final week he takes a dc3, used during the berlin airlift, to fly to the island of rugen on the baltic coast. Michael palins new europe s01e04 video dailymotion. Michael palin explores the countries of eastern europe, beginning in the julian alps and continuing through slovenia, croatia, bosnia and herzegovina. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series michael palins new europe. Michael palin receives bafta fellowship the british academy television awards 20 bbc one duration. Michael palins new europe season 1 episode 2 countries visited. Previously best known as part of the monty python comedy troupe, palin brings an easy wit and disarming everyman style to the programs, as he journeys. Michael palins 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. Palin visits 20 countries in central and eastern europe. Find out when michael palins new europe is on tv, including series 1 episode 2.
Michael palins new europe 2 michael palins new europe by. Michael palins new europe wild east from the dniestr to the danube 720p hd part 2 of 4. Michael palins new europe 2007 is a british documentary series hosted by michael palin of monty python fame. In the spa town of karlovy vary he has a mud bath with miss world, followed by a pedalo ride in prague. Throughout the show, palin talks to various people, like some neopagans and lumberjacks. Bbc news europe michael palin explores a new europe. Continuing his journey behind the iron curtain of old, michael travels through macedonia, bulgaria and turkey. Michael travels from tallinn in the north, through latvia, to lithuania in the south, sailing into the baltic from the russian enclave of kaliningrad, formerly east prussia. New europe dvd join michael palin on his new adventure, through a europe reborn countries to the east of the continent, full of unexpected and forgotten delights. Visiting the home of dracula michael palins new europe bbc. From estonia capital, tallinn to latvia capital riga to lithuania capital vilnius, he joins in the ancient neopagan festivities and tours the communist headquarters in each city as well as resistance movements called singing revolution.
The series consists of seven episodes that follow michael palins travels in new europe 20 countries in central and eastern europe. Michael palin explores a new europe michael palin meets ordinary and extraordinary people on his travels in his latest television series michael palin has travelled throughout eastern europe to explore how the region and its people have developed since the fall of. Now postcommunist europe is getting the palin treatment. Michael palins new europe is a travel documentary presented by michael palin and first aired. The best part of his travel books are you get a chance to meet the locals and see and feel how they live and they always make you smile. Michael palin list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Michael goes behind the now fallen iron curtain, visiting countries that for his generation have been shrouded in mystery, as he travels through eastern europe from the mountains of slovenia, down through croatia and the former yugoslavia to albania, before turning northwards to visit bulgaria, romania, hungary, the ukraine, the czech republic, slovakia, the former east germany, poland, the. The first of michaels trips to the former eastern bloc countries, now part of the new europe. Over the course of the series, palin visits 20 countries in central and eastern europe. As the name suggests, palin visits those countries in what used to be called eastern europe, as they look increasingly to the west and inclusion within the european union. Slovakia, czech republic, germany high in the tatra mountains of slovakia, michael skins a pig, and learns how to make sausages. With the iron curtain coming down in 1991, michael palin embarks on 20 countries tour from balkans to.
We have 7 episodes of michael palins new europe in our archive. Michael palin explores 20 countries that were once offlimits behind the iron curtain. Michael palins new europe is michael palins new europe. Entering the former east germany in dresden he gets a firsthand insight into life after germanys unification before ending his trip on the baltic. Michael palin explores european countries that were once behind the iron curtain. In the second part of his voyage around eastern europe, michael palin has an encounter with a vampire, gets bitten by leeches and stars as the oakcrowned king of a fertility festival home u. He travels from slovenia, through croatia and into brosnia and s. Watch michael palins new europe episodes online season. Watch michael palins new europe season 1 episode 2 online eastern delight. In undertaking his new journey through eastern europe, breathing in its rich history, and exquisite sights and talking to its diverse peoples, michael fills what has been a void in his own experience and that of very many others.
Michael palin explores eastern europe, trekking up to the rila mountains in bulgaria. He interviews the retired romanian tennis player ilie n. Michael palins great skill is segueing from the benignly engaging beauty of the geographical and social landscape to the disturbing and harrowing history of the places he visits. Michael palins new europe is a travel documentary presented by michael palin and first aired in the uk on the bbc in 2007 and in the. Click here and start watching new europe in seconds. Michael palin travels thru estonia, latvia, lithuania, to kaliningrad, the only russia oblast state in the european sea. Watch michael palins new europe season 1 episode 7 online journeys end. For us airdates of foreign shows, click through to the futon critic. Until the early 1990s, when the berlin wall came tumbling down, travelling behind the iron curtain was never easy. Michael palin is an english comedian, actor, writer and television presenter.
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