Whicker's WorldA Taste of Spain
In this eight-part series Alan Whicker turns his attention to Spain, "this land of ferocious extremes, to sample the tremendous vitality of the new breed of Spaniard." Far from the bull rings and flamenco he finds a colourful, modern country at the centre of international events.
Kde se dívat na Whicker's World • A Taste of Spain
8 dílů
- Even the Splendid Mayor Went to JailD3
Even the Splendid Mayor Went to JailThis week's programme opens in Marbella at a poolside party for the jet set where, Alan Whicker discovers, "you feel quite under-dressed without a Rolls-Royce." He meets the man once reported to be the richest in the world, a feature film writer, a prince, and Fleet Street's permanent eye on the "Costa del Crime". - He Expected Me to Lay Out His SocksD4
He Expected Me to Lay Out His SocksJourneying inland, Alan Whicker meets some Britons who have decided to settle permanently for a Spanish way of life. They include the Scott family, who restored an old olive mill, an English teacher in Seville whose Spanish husband expected her to lay out his socks, and the great nephew of GK Chesterton, who opens his home to paying guests. - It Was Very Bad to Be Divorced - You Were Known as the Black DuckD6
It Was Very Bad to Be Divorced - You Were Known as the Black DuckAlan Whicker meets some remarkable Spanish women - among them a TV sex therapist, a lawyer who helped an embattled Madrid community declare independence, and fashion doyenne Cuca Solana. - This Hollywood-Style Ceremony Has Nothing to Do with SportD8
This Hollywood-Style Ceremony Has Nothing to Do with SportIn three weeks' time the Olympic Games begin in bustling Barcelona. In the last programme of the series, Alan Whicker visits the city and talks to those behind its colour and success. He meets Javier Mariscal, designer of the Olympic mascot, and Frederico Correa, creator of the Olympic stadium, and he gets away from it all with jet-setting architect Peter Hodgkinson, who designed Barcelona's controversial new airport.