Michael Palin's Great Railway Journeys (BBC 1980 and 1993)
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Michael-Palins-Great-Railway-Journeys/dp/B000OEZ2ZA This DVD consists of Michael Palin's first effort at travelogue, a 1980 contribution to 'Great Railway Journeys of the World', and also a 1994 contribution to the same series, now gone and sadly missed, although I suspect there aren't that many great railway journeys left. The 1980 programme is about going from Euston to the far North-West of Scotland. The 1994 programme, made after he'd been around the world a couple of times and was presumably humbled a bit by the experience, is about going from the North of Ireland to the far South. It's also interesting as a snapshot of the North in the last year or so before the first IRA ceasefire, when the society was changing to a less sectarian and less violently inclined climate but the political situation and the paramilitary groups hadn't yet caught up. =============================================================================================== A short sample is included for evaluation. BBC Michael Palin's Great Railway Journeys 1 of 2 - Confessions Of A Train Spotter 1980.avi In this affectionate documentary, Michael Palin confesses to being a train spotter when he was a boy and fulfils his ambition to travel to the Isle of Skye by train. On the way, he contrasts the practical world of modern trains with the nostalgic dreams of steam and stops off to hop on a steam train in Yorkshire. His mission fulfilled at the Kyle of Lochalsh, which route will he take home? Total Size Bytes ..: 734,626,940 Bytes Length.............: 58:14.680 Type...............: AVI(.AVI) ----- Video| ----- Codec Code ........: XVID Codec Name ........: XviD 1.1.2 Final Bitrate ...........: 1553 Resolution ........: 640 x 480 Aspect Ratio ......: 4:3 Framerate .........: 25.000 ----- Audio| ----- Codec Code ........: Codec Name ........: 0x0055 MPEG-1 Layer 3 Bitrate ...........: 128 KB/s (CBR) Channels ..........: 2 Sampling Rate .....: 48000 Hz =============================================================================================== BBC Michael Palin's Great Railway Journeys 2 of 2 - Derry To Kerry 1993.avi Ex-Python Michael Palin begins a new career as a global adventurer with this BBC produced travelogue, taking the train from Derry to Kerry. Total Size Bytes ..: 734,682,548 Bytes Length.............: 54:52.040 Type...............: AVI(.AVI) ----- Video| ----- Codec Code ........: XVID Codec Name ........: XviD 1.1.2 Final Bitrate ...........: 1657 Resolution ........: 640 x 480 Aspect Ratio ......: 4:3 Framerate .........: 25.000 ----- Audio| ----- Codec Code ........: Codec Name ........: 0x0055 MPEG-1 Layer 3 Bitrate ...........: 128 KB/s (CBR) Channels ..........: 2 Sampling Rate .....: 48000 Hz -------------------------------------------------------------------------------