MICHAEL PALIN'S NEW EUROPE / INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL PALIN / BBC / DVD Box Set / DVD Video

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Playtime is 6 Hours and 40 Minutes  

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Made in U.K.

Michael Palin's latest voyage of discovery sees him venture into territory once forbidden- the new Europe previously shrouded behind the Iron Curtain.

Now the Iron Curtain has lifted and the Cold War is over, Michael can enjoy a new freedom to roam unhindered across an unexplored swathe of his own continent.

From Estonia in the north to Turkey in the south, where Europe reaches out to Asia across the Bosphorus, Michael's journey takes him through twenty countries. Some Central European, some Eastern European, some straddling continents and all utterly compelling.

En route he encounters the White Brotherhood in Bulgaria and discovers new career possibilities on the catwalk in Budapest. He meets the Dracula Cult in Transylvania and strips off for blood-sucking leech therapy in Viinistu. In the former East Germany Michael puts a Red Army tank through its paces and, in Poland, transports passengers on the 8.58am steam locomotive from Poznan to Wolsztyn.
Packed with wit, incident and insight, the seven episodes of Michael Palin's New Europe reveal a reunited, rich and diverse land as warm and welcoming as it is unknown.

Michael Palin undertakes a new journey through Eastern Europe in this fascinating BBC series, breathing in its rich history, filming its exquisite sights and talking to its diverse peoples.

Until the early 1990s, when the Berlin Wall came tumbling down, traveling behind the iron curtain was never easy and now Palin fills what has been a void in his own experience and that of very many of his own generation.

As in all his series, Palin's New Europe takes the form of a journey through countries which have rich and complex cultures. Few have survived intact, as the ebb and flow of warring armies has continually changed the map of Europe.

Starting in the mountains of Slovenia he travels down through Croatia and the former Yugoslavia to Albania before turning northwards to embrace Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, The Ukraine, The Czech Republic, Slovakia, the former East Germany, Poland, the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad (as Konigsberg originally home to the Teutonic Knights), Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, opening up a new and undiscovered world to millions of viewers.

Special Features

• Exclusive Interview with Michael Palin
• Additional Scenes