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Format: PAL
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Number of discs: 3
Classification: Exempt
Studio: 2 Entertain Video
DVD Release Date: 22 Oct 2007
Run Time: 450 minutes

Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

ASIN: B000VA3J4S
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,115 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)
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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.

Synopsis

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.

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33 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars SADLY NOT ONE OF PALIN'S INSPIRING TRAVEL DOCUMENTARIES..., 29 Nov 2007

By	A. MOUATT "student" (Cambridge, England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Having been greatly entertained and inspired by Palin's previous travel documentaries, I eagerly awaited his latest European adventure... yet what a disappointment.

For once Palin fails to capture the magic of the countries he visits, no fascinating cultural insights, no interesting characters along the way... just a collage of unrepresentative, uninteresting, uninspiring content.

Perhaps the comparatively familiar culture and customs of Europe could never inspire as much as those experienced on one of Palin's more remote and exotic journeys?

...certainly Palin's latest series failed to inspire.

Sadly, even the pleasurable thought of meeting Michael at a local book signing couldn't lure me along to purchase this documentary.

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1.0 out of 5 stars ?, 4 April 2009

By	Mr. Peter Hudec "Pitox" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Dont know what this was supposed to be, if Palin had an idea or was just filming whatever he found, if he had a clue about those countries he was trying to 'document'. If it was supposed to be a documentary, well, me as a slovakian watching a part about my country made me think why is he trying to make one of europes most booming economies look like a country from couple of centuries ago. For me he did what people want to see and what will sell, developed west and east that is far behind. Couldnt see there anything that would show Slovakia as it is so as a documentary this is a total nonsense. Showing few attractions and saying this is what it look like there, this is what they live like. If I was making a movie about Britain I definitely wouldnt go and film the poorest region and say yea this is Britain.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Milyen l�szar.........., 18 Jun 2008

By	Disappointed (Tirana, Albania) - See all my reviews

I have lived in Hungary now for 16 years and worked in all of the countries that Michael Palin visited. Having enjoyed all his other series I looked forward keenly to seeing how he would interpret the different cultures that he visited and what conclusions he would draw as to how the New Europe would evolve.

I was stunned therefore to see that he had made not the slightest attempt to understand any aspect of what makes these different countries tick: what he gave wasn't even a half decent travelogue. I hardly recognised the countries from the appalling pastiche that the BBC cobbled together.

I agree with a previous reviewer that the series is effectively the Michael Palin show: does it really give us any insight into a country to see him in clearly organised "spontaneous" events which are nothing to do with normal life in the country.

I found that as I watched the series I became increasingly annoyed and depressed that this fascinating part of the world was being portrayed in this slipshod and patronising manner. I simply couldn't see any aspect of the reality of these countries - either good or bad - portrayed in this series.

I am writing this review in Albania - but the real one not the Disneyland version that Michale Palin seemed to have visited.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another Excellent Palin Show
Another great addition to the Michael Palin travel shows over the last twenty years or so. Always very entertaining and of course great to see so many of the different cultures... Read more

Published 4 days ago by R. King

5.0 out of 5 stars new europe
Bought as a gift, the person recieved it on time and thought it was brilliant.

Published 7 days ago by niknak

5.0 out of 5 stars Palin's Adventures in Eastern Europe
I think that this is an excellent DVD. It follows Michael on his travels around Eastern Europe and is hugely enjoyable, if you are a Palin fan! Read more

Published 23 days ago by Mr. Matthew W. Hiles

4.0 out of 5 stars THIS IS BRILLIANT
Everyone seems to have missed the point in reviewing this programme!
It is not meant as an advert to make you want to travel to certain countries. Read more

Published 16 months ago by Mr. A. Thompson

3.0 out of 5 stars The reason why this is not his best
The reason we liked Plain's travels in the other series was that we enjoyed watching the journey and people he met along the way. Read more

Published 17 months ago by D. Fidock

4.0 out of 5 stars Tom D
This series is better than good until something better comes along and that is a compliment. Of course there are pluses and minuses. Read more

Published 17 months ago by Tom Dragicevic

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Palin; Except episode 5
I'm a long-time fan of Michael Palin and personally believe that Pole to Pole is his finest work. Michael's latest series, New Europe, is an entertaining and informative journey... Read more

Published 19 months ago by Christian M. Harris

2.0 out of 5 stars Old Palin, not New Europe
If you want to watch a old man's holiday video around Europe, I recommend that you purchase this dvd. Read more

Published 19 months ago by Ian Shine

2.0 out of 5 stars Superficial and lazy treatment of a fascinating semi-continent
Over last few years while living in Old Europe, I grew increasingly conscious of my family's Eastern European roots. Read more

Published 20 months ago by Piotr Ney

4.0 out of 5 stars Mostly good
I did enjoy this as always with Michael Palin's jaunts, but the problem with this series is that it tended to dwell on fairly undeserving subjects for too long and then skim over... Read more

Published 21 months ago by FBPadfoot

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