Stephen Fry in America Pacific
Starting in San Francisco where he meets up with Apple's design guru, Jony Ive, Stephen explores the Pacific Northwest. Before joining tree-sitters and Big Foot believers in the Oregon giant redwood forests, Stephen travels up the coast to Mendocino to take part in a drug bust. Dope smoking students and edgy cabaret in Seattle give way to the stark wilderness of Alaska and an unsuccessful whale hunt with Eskimos in Barrow, the northernmost city of the USA. On the islands of Hawaii, he meets a real life Magnum PI, goes swimming with sharks and paddles with surfers. He then sees the death of stars with astrophysicist Alex Filippenko, and the birth of new land as lava flows into the sea, creating yet more America. 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
- Pacific
Date Broadcast
- Monday 28 February 2011
Start Time
- 12 : 00
Finish Time
- 13 : 15
Duration
- 75:00
Episode
- 6
Channel
- Prime
Broadcaster
- Prime Television
Programme Description
- Starting in San Francisco where he meets up with Apple's design guru, Jony Ive, Stephen explores the Pacific Northwest. Before joining tree-sitters and Big Foot believers in the Oregon giant redwood forests, Stephen travels up the coast to Mendocino to take part in a drug bust. Dope smoking students and edgy cabaret in Seattle give way to the stark wilderness of Alaska and an unsuccessful whale hunt with Eskimos in Barrow, the northernmost city of the USA. On the islands of Hawaii, he meets a real life Magnum PI, goes swimming with sharks and paddles with surfers. He then sees the death of stars with astrophysicist Alex Filippenko, and the birth of new land as lava flows into the sea, creating yet more America. 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
- USA - Pacific North-Western States
- Travel documentary
- United States--Description and travel
Hosts
- Stephen Fry (Host)
Contributors
- West Park Pictures (Production Unit)
Subjects
- USA - Pacific North-Western States
- Travel documentary
- United States--Description and travel