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 | 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. | |
| 02 | Naxos | 19960220 | 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. | |
| 03 | 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. | ||
| 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. |