Weather followed by Discovering Portuguese
A six-part introduction to the language and people presented by Roberta Fox i.Alfama, the Alentejo and the April Revolution
On 25 April 1974, Europe's most recent revolution ended
48 years of dictatorship in Portugal. It brought, among other things, a hard-fought legacy of land reform to the stunning sun-drenched region of the Alentejo.
Discover too how to make your way around the picturesque lanes of Alfama in Lisbon - in Portuguese of course.
Producer TERRY DOYLE (R) (e)
0 BOOK: 'Discovering Portuguese' published by BBC Books, price £7.95, and pack of two audio cassettes, price n.95, available from bookshops.