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Stephen Fry tries his hand at surfing, meets a real life Sweeney Todd, tastes a new breed of bananas, meets multimillionaire Sandinista revolutionaries, and finally learns to dance the Maypole.

Stephen Fry travels through Mexico and the entire Central American isthmus to the Panamanian border with South America. It’s a remarkable trip through some of the oldest civilisations on the planet – Mayan, Aztec and Olmec. He visits some of the most dangerous, but breathtakingly beautiful, countries as he learns all about the people, the places, the wildlife and the history.

Primary Title
  • Stephen Fry In Central America
Episode Title
  • El Salvador to Nicaragua
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 31 July 2016
Start Time
  • 19 : 30
Finish Time
  • 20 : 30
Duration
  • 60:00
Episode
  • 3
Channel
  • Prime
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • Stephen Fry travels through Mexico and the entire Central American isthmus to the Panamanian border with South America. It’s a remarkable trip through some of the oldest civilisations on the planet – Mayan, Aztec and Olmec. He visits some of the most dangerous, but breathtakingly beautiful, countries as he learns all about the people, the places, the wildlife and the history.
Episode Description
  • Stephen Fry tries his hand at surfing, meets a real life Sweeney Todd, tastes a new breed of bananas, meets multimillionaire Sandinista revolutionaries, and finally learns to dance the Maypole.
Classification
  • PGR
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
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
  • Television programs--United Kingdom
Genres
  • Documentary
  • Travel
Subjects
  • Television programs--United Kingdom