Michael Palin's New Europe

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Michael Palin's New Europe: Episode 4: Danube to Dnieper

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Episode 4: Danube to Dnieper

Danube to Dnieper

BBC Two - Michael Palin's New Europe, Danube to Dnieper

On a journey from Budapest to Yalta, Michael shows what he can do on a catwalk.

Michael Palin explores former Eastern Bloc countries. On a journey from Budapest to Yalta, he is engulfed in a swimming pool and shows what he can do on a catwalk.

Michael Palin explores the countries that were for much of his life hidden behind the Iron Curtain but are now part of the new Europe. On a journey from Budapest to the Ukrainian resort of Yalta, Michael is engulfed in a swimming pool, shows what he can do on the catwalk, and rides pillion on a Harley. On the more serious side, he contemplates the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 and its tragic aftermath, the Orange Revolution in the Ukraine 50 years later, and the Yalta Conference.

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Michael Palin explores European countries that were once behind the Iron Curtain.

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