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Joanna Lumley’s Nile<br />
Thursdays at 8pm, beginning October 6<br />
Repeats Saturdays at 5pm<br />
Brit<strong>is</strong>h actress Joanna Lumley <strong>is</strong> on the trip of a lifetime – exploring the River Nile, the longest<br />
river in the world, from sea to source. In th<strong>is</strong> four-part series, she travels upstream, v<strong>is</strong>iting<br />
the people who live and work along the famous river. Along the way she crosses some of the<br />
most inhospitable landscapes on earth: from deserts where ancient civilizations once ruled, to<br />
jungles where Victorian explorers underwent unspeakable suffering. It’s an epic adventure, and<br />
as Joanna nears the end of her 6,700-km journey, she d<strong>is</strong>covers that hacking through the jungle<br />
to her final goal – the river’s newest source in Rwanda – <strong>is</strong> not for the faint-hearted.<br />
Photo: Blue Nile Falls in Ethiopia.<br />
Local Charm<br />
Meeting the locals <strong>is</strong> part of any great journey, and with her soft voice and genteel manners, Joanna Lumley charmed many that she<br />
met along the way – including, apparently, a camel. H<strong>is</strong> name was Charlie Brown, and the affection was mutual. “I loved h<strong>is</strong> whiffling<br />
k<strong>is</strong>ses, huge teeth and wh<strong>is</strong>kers,” said Joanna in an interview with ITV. “And I loved the softness of h<strong>is</strong> feet. Camels feet are like<br />
sheepskin slippers. No hooves, no toe nails, just a soft pad. And when they walk there <strong>is</strong> complete silence.”<br />
SEPT/OCT 2011 P RO G R A M G U I D E 1 1
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