The first episode has him traveling through mexico. Oct 12, 2008 in addition to the experience new events and meeting new cultures, fry meets with individuals like apple exec jonathan ive, wikipedias cofounder jimmy wales, thenpresidential hopeful mitt romney, morgan freeman and sting. This dvd is amust for any traveller or arm chair adventurer. Stephen starts his epic journey of 2000 miles up the mississippi on the streets of voodoo sensual, steeped in new orleans in its busiest day of the year mardi gras. In episode 3, stephen follows the path of the mississippi river which takes him into the midwest. Stephen begins his epic 2000mile journey up the mississippi in the sultry, voodoo soaked streets of new orleans during its busiest day of the year mardi gras. So grab yourself a comfy seat, lock the door put the phone off the hook and loose yourself on a magic carpet ride. Oct 20, 2008 stephen fry in america 26 deep south sunday 19 october 9. Catch up on stephen fry in america and watch online on. A 2,000mile journey up the mississippi begins in new orleans. Stephen fry in america mississippi tv episode 2008 imdb. Watch stephen fry in america episodes online season 1 2009. Stephen fry travels through each of americas states in his black london taxi to discover, in his own charismatic style, what makes the country unique and to get under the skin of american life. This morning, the team will be tagging and moving a rhinoceros to avoid over population.
Stephen travels through the basin of old man river, northern america s greatest. Actor and writer stephen fry embarks on an exploration of america, a place were he might have been raised, had his father not turned down a job offer from princeton university. Stephen fry decides to go further south after his travelogue series in america. In this sixpart series, actor and presenter, stephen fry travels, through all 50 states of america a country that was very nearly his home, to explore the di. He joins coal miners deep underground in west virginia, meets a young man with the state of. Stephen fry in america is a sixpart bbc television series in which stephen fry travels across the united states. Watch stephen fry in america season 1, episode 2 deep south. Apr 08, 2017 a 2000mile journey up the mississippi river begins in new orleans during mardi gras, followed by a visit to morgan freemans blues club in mississippi. Im soon on my way again and chatting to morgan freeman in. Instead of a london cab, this time hes traveling in a yellow school bus in a four part series.
Stephen begins his epic journey along the length of the mississippi in the sultry, voodoo soaked streets of new orleans during its busiest day of the year. Stephen fry in america is a six part bbc television series in which stephen fry travels across the united states of america, a country in which. He meets a jewish voodoo priestess, an iraqi war veteran experiencing flashbacks in the abandoned neighbourhoods destroyed by hurricane katrina, downandouts not living the american dream, and takes a tour through angola, one of. Stephen begins his epic journey along the length of the mississippi in the sultry, voodoo soaked streets of. In this weeks adventure stephen takes us on a journey up the mighty mississippi river, visiting no less than ten states along the way. Buy stephen fry in america, season 1 microsoft store enau. Apr 17, 2015 stephen fry in america episode 03 mississippi. A 2000mile journey up the mississippi river begins in new orleans during mardi gras, followed by a visit to morgan freemans blues club in. Stephen starts in louisiana, visiting new orleans, site of mardi grass frivolity and superstition as well as the. Stephen travels through the basin of old man river, northern americas greatest. Stephen fry in central america tv miniseries 2015 imdb. Stephen fry in america by stephen fry the guardian. With stephen fry, russell means, ted turner, tom allman. He joins coal miners deep underground in west virginia, meets a young man with the state of kentucky tattooed on his butt, enjoys a delirious session of bluegrass musicmaking in tennessee, has an encounter with a bear in the smokey mountains, ascends in a balloon above north carolina, learns the language of slaves in.
Stephen fry in america episode 3, mississippi the original air date for this episode on bbc one was october 26, 2008. He joins coal miners deep underground in west virginia, meets a young man with the state of kentucky tattooed on his butt, and enjoys a delirious session of bluegrass musicmaking in tennessee. Stephen fry journeys across america, a country that has always fascinated him. Stephen frys humour and magic words takes you along with him on this magical ride in an english taxi through all the states of america. From the mouth of the river in new orleans, louisiana all the way to source in minnesota. This spans the rockies to appalachians and from the great lake to its gulf of mexico delta. Britains bestloved comic genius stephen fry turns his cel. For the grisly amongst you here is a picture of the break a. In the sixpart series he travels, mostly in a london cab, through all 50 of the u.
Oct 06, 2008 stephen fry stephen fry in america by stephen fry publisher harper collins, price. Watch stephen fry in america online full episodes of. Watch stephen fry in america online full episodes of season. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more. Starting in maine to learn about lobster, he then heads over to new hampshire during the height of presidential primary activity, from there he makes a stop in vermont and the ben and jerry icecream factory before attempting some deer hunting in the adirondack mountains of new york. He and his camera crew hit all 50 states, even if just briefly, and it resulted in a bbc tv series called, also, stephen fry in america 2008 stephen fry in america this book followed in 2009, and it is a delightful read. Stephen fry has always loved america, in fact he came very close to being born there. Stephen fry in america is a six episode series, with each episode being a full 60 minutes in length. With stephen fry, burl cain, mike compton, morgan freeman. Stephen fry traveled across america from september 2007, starting in maine, to may 2008, ending in hawaii.
Oct 19, 2008 watch stephen fry in america season 1, episode 2 deep south. Stephen starts in louisiana, visiting new orleans, site of mardi grass frivolity and superstition as well as the paternalistic. In addition to the experience new events and meeting new cultures, fry meets with individuals like apple exec jonathan ive, wikipedias cofounder jimmy wales, thenpresidential hopeful mitt romney, morgan freeman and sting. Stephen starts in louisiana, visiting new orleans, site of mardi grass frivolity and superstition as well as the paternalistic angola state penitentiary. In episode 1, stephen fry explores the new england states. Episode 3 mississippi a 2000 mile journey up the mississippi river begins in new orleans during mardi gras, followed by a visit to morgan freemans blues club in mississippi. Bbc one stephen fry in america, mississippi, ice fishing. The first episode of stephen fry in america was broadcast in march, 2017. Starting with the airborne border patrol agents at the canadian border in the stunning mountains of montana, and ending at the very different border with mexico in texas, stephen explores the natural beauty of the rocky mountains, and america s breadbasket beside them. Stephen fry in america is a tv show on australian national television from gem with an average rating of 3. Last nights episode part two of stephen fry in america was another entertaining and educational show. Stephen fry in america season 1 episode 3 rotten tomatoes.
This second part of the series is set in the deep south. Stephen fry in america episode 04 mountains and plains. Im sorry that all i have posted recently have been guardian columns. This vehicle has been featured in fry s production stephen fry in america. Watch stephen fry in america episodes online season 1. Just before stephen was born, his father was offered a job at princeton university, but chose to turn it down. Stephen fry in america 26 deep south sunday 19 october 9. We have 6 episodes of stephen fry in america in our archive. A 2,000mile journey up the mississippi begins in new orleans during mardi gras. Stephen fry travels through each of americas states in his black london taxi to discover. His journey across the vast country takes him to a whiskey distillery in kentucky, a brothel in nevada, an amish community in wisconsin and the lava fields in hawaii. Season 1, episode 1 january 28, 2009 british comedian stephen fry begins his journey through all 50 states in new england, where he meets presidential hopefuls in new hampshire, socialites in. On 16 april 2018, fry released the first episode of a new podcast stephen fry s 7 deadly sins available on his website and other podcasting platforms 183 the first episode of the second series was released on january 2020 and will continue to be released over the. Because different netflix countries have different availability for episodes, youll need to check the episode listing below to see which are available in the usa.
The host embarks on a 2000mile journey up the mississippi river, starting in new orleans during mardi gras. Watch stephen fry in america episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Stephen gets wired a bit of fry and laurie bbc comedy by bbc studios. The mighty mississippi river is the theme of this entire episode. Im soon on my way again and chatting to morgan freeman in mississippi. Oct 26, 2008 watch stephen fry in america season 1, episode 3 mississippi. In this sixpart series he travels, mostly in a london cab, through all 50 states of the country that he could have nearly called home and which has always fascinated him. Before leaving the south, however, he celebrates mardi gras in the french quarter. Stephen begins his epic journey along the length of the mississippi in the sultry, voodoo soaked streets of new orleans.
He encounters a wild black bear, has thanksgiving dinner with a ameri. Here, stephen fry explores what it is that makes the south so distinctive. Starting with the airborne border patrol agents at the canadian border in the stunning mountains of montana, and ending at the very different border with mexico in texas, stephen explores the natural beauty of the rocky mountains, and americas breadbasket beside them. Stephen fry goes ice fishing on the frozen lake minnetonka. A tour of the southwestern states of new mexico, arizona and nevada are next up in episode 5. This british comedian leaves no witticism unturned on his u. Stephen john fry born 24 august 1957 is an english actor, comedian and writer. Stephen fry embarks on an odyssey through all 50 states, taking a comics delight in the vast differences in regional cultures that he finds. Video archives page 2 of 3 official site of stephen fry. Fry and laurie and thompson proposal by lucylibbsu.
Stephen fry since january 1984 when i bought my first apple macintosh, through the dark late 80s and mid 90s when the company had all but 3 % of the personal computer market, i have developed the thickest of skins when it comes to applehaters. Ep 3 bell, nobels, more bells and prizes order mythos the greek myths retold. Stephen fry in america episode 03 mississippi youtube. It also has his sense of social justice and the arts. Watch stephen fry in america season 1, episode 3 mississippi. Stephen fry in america new world abc1 television guide. Stephen fry s humour and magic words takes you along with him on this magical ride in an english taxi through all the states of america. English actorcomedian stephen fry travels through the us regions by london cab. Stephen starts in louisiana, visiting new orleans, site of mardi grass frivolity and superstition as well as. A 2000mile journey up the mississippi river begins in new orleans during mardi gras, followed by a visit to morgan freemans blues club in mississippi. Here, his fascination for the country and its people sees him embarking on an epic journey across america, visiting each of its 50 states to discover how such a huge diversity of people, cultures, languages, beliefs and landscapes combine to create such a. Mississippi 3 6 a 2,000mile journey up the mississippi begins in new orleans during mardi gras.
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