Until the early 1990s when the Berlin Wall came tumbling down travelling behind the iron curtain was never easy. In undertaking his new journey through Eastern Europe breathing in its rich history filming its exquisite sights and talking to its diverse peoples Michael 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 and readers. [show more]
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Intrepid television explorer Michael Palin takes us on a fascinating journey behind the former Iron Curtain. Palin embarks upon a trip that starts in the mountains of Slovenia and takes through Croatia, Albania, The Ukraine, former East Germany and Latvia, showcasing an undiscovered part of our continent that's as beautiful as it is mysterious.
This set contains all seven episodes of Michael Palin's recent series in which 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 Russian enclave of Kaliningrad (as Konigsberg - originally home to the Teutonic Knights), Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, opening up an undiscovered world to most viewers.
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