Stephen Fry in America Deep South
Stephen explores what it is that makes the south so distinctive. He joins coal miners deep underground in West Virginia, meets a young man with the state of Kentucky tattooed on his butt, enjoys a delirious session of bluegrass music-making in Tennessee, has an encounter with a bear in the Smokey Mountains, ascends in a balloon above North Carolina, learns the language of slaves in South Carolina, is invited into a Georgian family's Old Plantation house to join their Thanksgiving celebrations (and has an unfortunate encounter with a horse), fails as a dancing escort in Florida and is moved by two very different events in Alabama: a parole board's deliberations and the extraordinary hoopla of a college ball game, complete with air-force jets. Presenter, Stephen Fry ; series producer, John Paul Davidson ; title music, Debbie Wiseman ; music composer, Molly Nyman, Harry Escott ; executive producer for BBC, Richard Klein.
Primary Title
- Stephen Fry in America
Secondary Title
- Deep South
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 22 February 2011
Start Time
- 12 : 00
Finish Time
- 13 : 02
Duration
- 62:00
Episode
- 2
Channel
- Prime
Broadcaster
- Prime Television
Programme Description
- Stephen explores what it is that makes the south so distinctive. He joins coal miners deep underground in West Virginia, meets a young man with the state of Kentucky tattooed on his butt, enjoys a delirious session of bluegrass music-making in Tennessee, has an encounter with a bear in the Smokey Mountains, ascends in a balloon above North Carolina, learns the language of slaves in South Carolina, is invited into a Georgian family's Old Plantation house to join their Thanksgiving celebrations (and has an unfortunate encounter with a horse), fails as a dancing escort in Florida and is moved by two very different events in Alabama: a parole board's deliberations and the extraordinary hoopla of a college ball game, complete with air-force jets. Presenter, Stephen Fry ; series producer, John Paul Davidson ; title music, Debbie Wiseman ; music composer, Molly Nyman, Harry Escott ; executive producer for BBC, Richard Klein.
Classification
- PGR
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Travel documentary
- USA - Southern States
- United States--Description and travel
Hosts
- Stephen Fry (Host)
Contributors
- West Park Pictures (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Travel documentary
- USA - Southern States
- United States--Description and travel