The Secret Mediterranean

Travel Documentary hosted by Trevor McDonald, published by ITV in 2011 - English narration


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The Secret Mediterranean
Following on from Sir Trevor McDonald's popular Secret Caribbean travelogue, this epic new series see the award-winning journalist visit some of the 21 countries spanning the three continents making up the Mediterranean Today, amid the stunning landscapes, more cultures live side by side here than anywhere else on earth. Sir Trevor McDonald explores the various countries that make up the Med, their individual cultures and traditions and looks beyond the beaches and old towns of holiday brochures to discover the truly secret Mediterranean.
 
The series gives viewers unique access to hidden, forgotten and overlooked wonders from across the entire region, from the south of France, to the Greek islands and into the north of Africa as Sir Trevor visits cities both ancient and modern, architectural and natural wonders and meets the people who live very different lives in this area.


1)  Episode One: 
In the first episode Sir Trevor visits three countries where history cannot be ignored by those living their today: the Italian city of Venice, Turkey's capital Istanbul and its southern coastline and the Mediterranean's most famous coastline which has always traded on its glamorous reputation, the French Riviera. The French Riviera is where many of the most luxurious yachts in the world are moored in idyll splendour. Chief Officer Lee Wilkes takes Sir Trevor out to sea to board one of the most famous ships to have sailed the Mediterranean in the 1950s and 60s, the Christina O. This boat more than any other epitomises old Riviera chic and has played host to some of the biggest names of the 20th century. Here he meets general manager David Jean Jean whose job it is to cater to every whim and fancy of his wealthy guests.



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 * Video Codec: XviD ISO MPEG-4
 * Video Bitrate: 2033 kbps
 * Video Resolution: 720 x 416
 * Video Aspect Ratio: 1.731 (16:9)
 * Frames Per Second: 25
 * Audio Codec: 0x2000 (Dolby AC3)
 * Audio Bitrate: 128 kb/s AC3 48000 Hz
 * Audio Streams: 2
 * Audio Languages: English
 * RunTime Per Part: 45.Mins
 * Number Of Parts: 4
 * Part Size: 700 MB
 * Encoded by: Harry65
 * Source: DVB-rip (ITV- HD)



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1)  Further Information 
http://www.itv.com/presscentre/thesecretmediterraneanwithtrevormcdonald/ep01week01/default.html