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Hemingway Adventure: Festival Of St Fermin

The programme starts out with Palin sitting on a beach reading a novel of Hemingway. After being chased by a fake bull he ends up in Pamplona, Spain. There he watches the famous bull run and then goes to interview a professional matador. Hemingway loved the bull run, and Palin confides that it must be an age thing - he can't stand watching it. Travelling to Africa where Hemingway went on many safaris, Palin goes to a local Maasai circumcision where the teenage boys are dressed up in finery. "Which of you is the most beautiful here?" he asked. "We are all beautiful," replies the boy, "except you!" Afterwards, he catches a view of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest point.

English
  • Originally Aired October 17, 1999
  • Runtime 420 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network BBC One
  • Created February 17, 2012 by
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Name Type Role
Clem Vallance, Roger Mills Director