The Off Season

Series

Episode

Title

First
Broadcast

Repeated

Comments

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960218]

Asix-part series in which travel journalists visit their favourite off-season holiday destinations. 1: Alex Frater heads for Goa. Repeated from Tuesday

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960218]

Unknown: Alex Frater

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960220]

A six-part series in which travel journalists visit their favourite off-season holiday destinations. 2: Naxos. Ros Belford of the Rough Guides returns to the Greek island in early spring, when it appears to be deserted. The truth is that the islanders are so exhausted by the season, when they have two and sometimes three jobs, that they spend their winters in hibernation recovering behind closed doors. Producer Miriam Akhtar. Rptd Sun 5.00pm

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960220]

Producer: Miriam Akhtar.

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960225]

2: Naxos. Ros Belford of the Rough Guides returns to the Greek island. Repeated from Tuesday

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960227]

A six-part series in which travel journalists visit their favourite off-season holiday destinations. 3: Shetland. Britain's last outpost. the Shetland islands, were the "out of season" destination of Joe Little Tibbetts, who made the journey from Lerwick to Muckle Flugga - together with a lost albatross. Producer Sara Jane Hall. Rptd Sun 5.00pm

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960227]

Unknown: Joe Little

Unknown: Muckle Flugga

Producer: Sara Jane Hall.

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960303]

Travel journalists visit their favourite off-season holiday destinations. Repeated from Tuesday

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960305]

A six-part series in which travel writers visit their favourite off-season holiday destinations. 4: The French Riviera.It can be wildly expensive, suffocatingly hot, and just a little too crowded during the summer months, but off season the French Riviera has an allure that is hard to resist. Arriving just in time for carnival, Laurence Phillips prepares to pound some of the world's most famous promenades. Producers Sue Foster and Rachel Hawthorne Repeated Sunday at 5.00pm

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960305]

Unknown: Laurence Phillips

Unknown: Rachel Hawthorne

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960310]

Favourite off-season holiday spots. 4: The French Riviera Repeated from Tuesday

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960310]

Unknown: French Riviera

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960312]

A six-part series in which travel writers visit their favourite off-season holiday destinations. 5: Madrid. It's not just that Calle Eschegary is said to have more bars than the whoie of Norway that keeps veteran travel writer Perrott Phillips returning to Madrid in winter. The "velasquez" winds open up a whole new range of attractions - from the eating of roast sucking pig, to the wearing of dramatic "sesena" capes. Producer Sara Jane Hall. Rptd Sun 5.00pm

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960312]

Unknown: Calle Eschegary

Unknown: Perrott Phillips

Producer: Sara Jane Hall.

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960317]

Favourite off-season holiday spots. Repeated from Tuesday

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960319]

Last of the series in which travel writers visit favourite off-season destinations. Alaska. Travel writer Alistair Scott experiences some northern exposure when he returns to the frozen wastes of Alaska. With temperatures down to minus 45 degrees centigrade, he discovers what the Alaskans do to get through the cold, hard winters. Producer Miriam Akhtar Repeated Sunday at 5.00pm

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960319]

Unknown: Alistair Scott

Producer: Miriam Akhtar

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960324]

Last of the series in which travel writers visit their favourite off-season holiday destinations. Alaska

Travel writer Alistair Scott experiences some northern exposure when he returns to the frozen wastes of Alaska. Repeated from Tuesday

Genome: [r4 Bd=19960324]

Unknown: Alistair Scott

Programme Catalogue - Details: Episode 3, Shetland

19960227

Producer: S-J. HALL

Next in series: FRENCH RIVIERA

Previous in series: NAXOS

Broadcast history

27 Feb 1996 10:02-10:30 (RADIO 4)

03 Mar 1996 17:02-17:30 (RADIO 4)

Recorded on 1996-02-20.

Programme Catalogue - Details: Monsoon

19960213

Producer: S-J. HALL

Next in series: NAXOS

Broadcast history

13 Feb 1996 10:02-10:30 (RADIO 4)

18 Feb 1996 17:02-17:30 (RADIO 4)

Recorded on 1996-02-08.

Programme Catalogue - Details: Monsoon

19960218

First broadcast on 1996-02-13

Producer: S-J. HALL

Next in series: NAXOS

Broadcast history

13 Feb 1996 10:02-10:30 (RADIO 4)

18 Feb 1996 17:02-17:30 (RADIO 4)

Recorded on 1996-02-08.

Programme Catalogue - Details: Naxos

19960220

Producer: M. AKHTAR

Notes: MASTER TAPE INDEXED BY SOUND ARCHIVE SLU DO NOT EDIT

Next in series: EPISODE 3, SHETLAND

Previous in series: MONSOON

Description

Subject Categories

naxos (greece)

travel programmes (genre)

Broadcast history

20 Feb 1996 10:02-10:30 (RADIO 4)

25 Feb 1996 17:02-17:30 (RADIO 4)

Contributors

Ros Belford

Miriam Akhtar (Producer)

Recorded on 1996-02-06.

Programme Catalogue - Details: Naxos

19960225

First broadcast on 1996-02-20

Producer: M. AKHTAR

Notes: MASTER TAPE INDEXED BY SOUND ARCHIVE SLU DO NOT EDIT

Next in series: EPISODE 3, SHETLAND

Previous in series: MONSOON

Description

Subject Categories

naxos (greece)

travel programmes (genre)

Broadcast history

20 Feb 1996 10:02-10:30 (RADIO 4)

25 Feb 1996 17:02-17:30 (RADIO 4)

Contributors

Ros Belford

Miriam Akhtar (Producer)

Recorded on 1996-02-06.

Monsoon

19960213

19960218

Naxos

19960220

19960225

Shetland

19960227

Garda And Maggiore

19980221

19980226

Six travel journalists go in search of holiday locations that are without any other tourists.

1: Lisa St Aubin de Teran explores the Italian lakes Garda and Maggiore in November.

and rain and the departure of the tourist.

Sahara Desert

19980228

19980305

Six travel journalists go in search of holiday locations that are without any other tourists. 2: Michael Haag treks across the Sahara Desert in the footsteps of Alexander the Great. and rain and the departure of the tourist.

Portstewart In February

19980307

19980312

Six travel journalists go in search of holiday locations that are without any other tourists. 3: `Portstewart in February'. Cal McCrystal first visited the north Antrim seaside town of Portstewart as a child. A place of ice creams, rockpools and fortune tellers huddled in beach huts, Portstewart's sunshine was the only thing ever to bring tears to his eyes. But forty years later, only dedicated dog walkers and lads with trotting horses brave the biting winter winds, and any tears would soon be frozen.

Jamaica In The Rainy Months

19980314

19980319

Six travel journalists go in search of holiday locations that are without any other tourists.

4: `Jamaica in the Rainy Months'.

Polly Thomas enjoys National Heroes Band Holiday in October - sound systems, fried fish, rum and all.

and rain and the departure of the tourist.

Paris

19980321

19980326

Six travel journalists visits holiday locations in the off season.

5: Paris.

Simon Calder visits the French capital in August - when the best restaurants are closed and the Parisians have gone south, to be replaced by hordes of tourists.

The `Aoutiens' - locals who choose to stay in the city over the quietest month - revel in the relaxed atmosphere.

and rain and the departure of the tourist.

Six travel journalists go in search of holiday locations in the off season.

5: `Paris'.

Simon Calder visits the French capital in August - when the best restaurants are closed and the Parisians have gone south, replaced by hordes of tourists.

06 LAST

Hokkaido In Winter

19980328

19980402

Concluding the series in which six travel journalists go in search of holiday locations in the off season. 6: `Hokkaido in Winter'. More akin to Siberia than the rest of the Japanese archipelago, Hokkaido is the most northern of Japan's islands. Simon Richmond goes in search of the ancient Ainu culture at a time when the snow is falling, the spas are steaming, and the iceflows drift in across the sea of Okhotsk. / Concluding the series in which six travel journalists go in search of holiday locations in the off season. 6: `Hokkaido in Winter'. More akin to Siberia than the rest of the Japanese archipelago, Hokkaido is the most northern of Japan's islands. Simon Richmond goes in search of the ancient Ainu culture at a time when the snow is falling, the spas are steaming, and the iceflows drift in across the sea of Okhotsk. and rain and the departure of the tourist.

Episodes

Series	Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19960218]			Asix-part series in which travel journalists visit their favourite off-season holiday destinations. 1: Alex Frater heads for Goa. Repeated from Tuesday
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19960218]			Unknown: Alex Frater
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19960220]			A six-part series in which travel journalists visit their favourite off-season holiday destinations. 2: Naxos. Ros Belford of the Rough Guides returns to the Greek island in early spring, when it appears to be deserted. The truth is that the islanders are so exhausted by the season, when they have two and sometimes three jobs, that they spend their winters in hibernation recovering behind closed doors. Producer Miriam Akhtar. Rptd Sun 5.00pm
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19960220]			Producer: Miriam Akhtar.
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19960225]			2: Naxos. Ros Belford of the Rough Guides returns to the Greek island. Repeated from Tuesday
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19960227]			A six-part series in which travel journalists visit their favourite off-season holiday destinations. 3: Shetland. Britain's last outpost. the Shetland islands, were the "out of season" destination of Joe Little Tibbetts, who made the journey from Lerwick to Muckle Flugga - together with a lost albatross. Producer Sara Jane Hall. Rptd Sun 5.00pm
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19960227]			Unknown: Joe Little Unknown: Muckle Flugga Producer: Sara Jane Hall.
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19960303]			Travel journalists visit their favourite off-season holiday destinations. Repeated from Tuesday
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19960305]			A six-part series in which travel writers visit their favourite off-season holiday destinations. 4: The French Riviera.It can be wildly expensive, suffocatingly hot, and just a little too crowded during the summer months, but off season the French Riviera has an allure that is hard to resist. Arriving just in time for carnival, Laurence Phillips prepares to pound some of the world's most famous promenades. Producers Sue Foster and Rachel Hawthorne Repeated Sunday at 5.00pm
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19960305]			Unknown: Laurence Phillips Unknown: Rachel Hawthorne
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19960310]			Favourite off-season holiday spots. 4: The French Riviera Repeated from Tuesday
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19960310]			Unknown: French Riviera
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19960312]			A six-part series in which travel writers visit their favourite off-season holiday destinations. 5: Madrid. It's not just that Calle Eschegary is said to have more bars than the whoie of Norway that keeps veteran travel writer Perrott Phillips returning to Madrid in winter. The "velasquez" winds open up a whole new range of attractions - from the eating of roast sucking pig, to the wearing of dramatic "sesena" capes. Producer Sara Jane Hall. Rptd Sun 5.00pm
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19960312]			Unknown: Calle Eschegary Unknown: Perrott Phillips Producer: Sara Jane Hall.
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19960317]			Favourite off-season holiday spots. Repeated from Tuesday
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19960319]			Last of the series in which travel writers visit favourite off-season destinations. Alaska. Travel writer Alistair Scott experiences some northern exposure when he returns to the frozen wastes of Alaska. With temperatures down to minus 45 degrees centigrade, he discovers what the Alaskans do to get through the cold, hard winters. Producer Miriam Akhtar Repeated Sunday at 5.00pm
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19960319]			Unknown: Alistair Scott Producer: Miriam Akhtar
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19960324]			Last of the series in which travel writers visit their favourite off-season holiday destinations. Alaska Travel writer Alistair Scott experiences some northern exposure when he returns to the frozen wastes of Alaska. Repeated from Tuesday
		Genome: [r4 Bd=19960324]			Unknown: Alistair Scott
		Programme Catalogue - Details: Episode 3, Shetland	19960227		Producer: S-J. HALL Next in series: FRENCH RIVIERA Previous in series: NAXOS Broadcast history 27 Feb 1996 10:02-10:30 (RADIO 4) 03 Mar 1996 17:02-17:30 (RADIO 4) Recorded on 1996-02-20.
		Programme Catalogue - Details: Monsoon	19960213		Producer: S-J. HALL Next in series: NAXOS Broadcast history 13 Feb 1996 10:02-10:30 (RADIO 4) 18 Feb 1996 17:02-17:30 (RADIO 4) Recorded on 1996-02-08.
		Programme Catalogue - Details: Monsoon	19960218		First broadcast on 1996-02-13 Producer: S-J. HALL Next in series: NAXOS Broadcast history 13 Feb 1996 10:02-10:30 (RADIO 4) 18 Feb 1996 17:02-17:30 (RADIO 4) Recorded on 1996-02-08.
		Programme Catalogue - Details: Naxos	19960220		Producer: M. AKHTAR Notes: MASTER TAPE INDEXED BY SOUND ARCHIVE SLU DO NOT EDIT Next in series: EPISODE 3, SHETLAND Previous in series: MONSOON Description * Subject Categories naxos (greece) travel programmes (genre) Broadcast history 20 Feb 1996 10:02-10:30 (RADIO 4) 25 Feb 1996 17:02-17:30 (RADIO 4) Contributors Ros Belford Miriam Akhtar (Producer) Recorded on 1996-02-06.
		Programme Catalogue - Details: Naxos	19960225		First broadcast on 1996-02-20 Producer: M. AKHTAR Notes: MASTER TAPE INDEXED BY SOUND ARCHIVE SLU DO NOT EDIT Next in series: EPISODE 3, SHETLAND Previous in series: MONSOON Description * Subject Categories naxos (greece) travel programmes (genre) Broadcast history 20 Feb 1996 10:02-10:30 (RADIO 4) 25 Feb 1996 17:02-17:30 (RADIO 4) Contributors Ros Belford Miriam Akhtar (Producer) Recorded on 1996-02-06.
	01	Monsoon	19960213	19960218
	02	Naxos	19960220	19960225
	03	Shetland	19960227
A	01	Garda And Maggiore	19980221	19980226	Six travel journalists go in search of holiday locations that are without any other tourists. 1: Lisa St Aubin de Teran explores the Italian lakes Garda and Maggiore in November. and rain and the departure of the tourist.
A	02	Sahara Desert	19980228	19980305	Six travel journalists go in search of holiday locations that are without any other tourists. 2: Michael Haag treks across the Sahara Desert in the footsteps of Alexander the Great. and rain and the departure of the tourist.
A	03	Portstewart In February	19980307	19980312	Six travel journalists go in search of holiday locations that are without any other tourists. 3: `Portstewart in February'. Cal McCrystal first visited the north Antrim seaside town of Portstewart as a child. A place of ice creams, rockpools and fortune tellers huddled in beach huts, Portstewart's sunshine was the only thing ever to bring tears to his eyes. But forty years later, only dedicated dog walkers and lads with trotting horses brave the biting winter winds, and any tears would soon be frozen.
A	04	Jamaica In The Rainy Months	19980314	19980319	Six travel journalists go in search of holiday locations that are without any other tourists. 4: `Jamaica in the Rainy Months'. Polly Thomas enjoys National Heroes Band Holiday in October - sound systems, fried fish, rum and all. and rain and the departure of the tourist.
A	05	Paris	19980321	19980326	Six travel journalists visits holiday locations in the off season. 5: Paris. Simon Calder visits the French capital in August - when the best restaurants are closed and the Parisians have gone south, to be replaced by hordes of tourists. The `Aoutiens' - locals who choose to stay in the city over the quietest month - revel in the relaxed atmosphere. and rain and the departure of the tourist. Six travel journalists go in search of holiday locations in the off season. 5: `Paris'. Simon Calder visits the French capital in August - when the best restaurants are closed and the Parisians have gone south, replaced by hordes of tourists.
A	06 LAST	Hokkaido In Winter	19980328	19980402	Concluding the series in which six travel journalists go in search of holiday locations in the off season. 6: `Hokkaido in Winter'. More akin to Siberia than the rest of the Japanese archipelago, Hokkaido is the most northern of Japan's islands. Simon Richmond goes in search of the ancient Ainu culture at a time when the snow is falling, the spas are steaming, and the iceflows drift in across the sea of Okhotsk. / Concluding the series in which six travel journalists go in search of holiday locations in the off season. 6: `Hokkaido in Winter'. More akin to Siberia than the rest of the Japanese archipelago, Hokkaido is the most northern of Japan's islands. Simon Richmond goes in search of the ancient Ainu culture at a time when the snow is falling, the spas are steaming, and the iceflows drift in across the sea of Okhotsk. and rain and the departure of the tourist.