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Michael Palin's New Europe (2007)

S1E7 Journey's End

Oct 28, 2007 Season 1 Episode 7 Documentary

In the stunning Tatra mountains of Slovakia, Michael takes on the task of skinning a pig and learns the art of sausage-making. Afterward, he heads to Brno to check out the renowned mime school run by Tibor Turba, where he is challenged to perform a mime act portraying a cockerel. Continuing his journey aboard a DC3, which played a role in the Berlin airlift, he makes his way to the island of Rugen, originally developed by Hitler for the KDF ('Strength through Joy') initiative.