Magazine arts show. Veteran broadcaster Michael Palin travels to north Wales to interview the legendary travel writer Jan Morris.
Veteran broadcaster Michael Palin travels to north Wales to interview the legendary travel writer Jan Morris. Originally born as James Morris, Jan shot to fame as part of the team that successfully climbed Mount Everest in 1953. She spent the rest of the decade as a journalist travelling the world, interviewing figures such as Che Guevara, and producing reports for 主播大秀 Panorama from Hong Kong and Japan. In the 1960s, she turned her attention to writing books about cities and countries, before undergoing gender reassignment in 1972, a process chronicled in her autobiography Conundrum. Michael Palin meets Jan and finds out the secret to her long and happy life.
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Jan Morris on Che Guevara
Duration: 01:05
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Morris breaks the news of Everest ascent to the world
Duration: 02:02
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00:21Anna Ternheim
Black Sunday Afternoon
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Michael Palin |
| Participant | Jan Morris |
| Editor | Janet Lee |
| Series Producer | Matthew Springford |
| Producer | John O'Rourke |
| Director | John O'Rourke |
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