Michael Palin's New Europe

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.[1] Palin visits 20 countries in Central and Eastern Europe – the programme was filmed in the wake of the 2004 enlargement of the European Union (and shortly before the 2007 enlargement), which included many of the countries visited by Palin and significantly reshaped east–west relations on the continent.[2] The filming was done in 2006 and early 2007 using HD (high definition) equipment.[3] The result was made into seven one-hour programmes for BBC One and simulcast on BBC HD. A book, New Europe, was also written describing the trip, and illustrated with photographs by Basil Pao.

Michael Palin's New Europe
Written byMichael Palin
Presented byMichael Palin
Theme music composerAndre Jacquemin
Dave Howman
ComposersMolly Nyman
Harry Escott
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes7
Production
Running time55–60 minutes
Production companyProminent Television production
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release16 September (2007-09-16) –
28 October 2007 (2007-10-28)
Chronology
Preceded byHimalaya with Michael Palin
Followed byBrazil with Michael Palin

Episodes

The series consists of seven one-hour episodes:

NumberUK titleUS titleCountries visited
1War and PeaceAcross the Iron CurtainSlovenia (briefly), Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Albania
2Eastern DelightFrom the Rila Mountains to CappodocciaRepublic of Macedonia (briefly), Bulgaria and Turkey
3Wild EastFrom the Dniestr to the DanubeTransnistria (briefly), Moldova and Romania
Palin celebrated Transnistrian National Day, met a Moldovan self-sufficient old woman, worked with Romanian lumberjacks, interviewed Romanian tennis player Ilie Năstase and visited Transylvania and Bucharest with its Palace of the Parliament.
4Danube to DnieperHungary to YaltaHungary and Ukraine
5Baltic SummerThe Baltic StatesEstonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Russia (Kaliningrad Oblast)
Palin joined in the festivities with some Neopagans.
6From Pole to PolePolandPoland
7Journey's EndThe End of the LineSlovakia (briefly), Czech Republic and Germany (former East Germany)

References
  1. "Michael Palin's New Europe on Travel Channel". 6 March 2008. Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  2. Ryan, Rob (9 September 2007). "Michael Palin's European frontier". The Sunday Times. London. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  3. Press release
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