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New Europe: Baltic Summer

Countries visited: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia Michael travels from Tallinn in the north, through Latvia, to Lithuania in the south, sailing into the Baltic from the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, formerly East Prussia. In Estonia he visits a pyramid house and samples the medicinal properties of leeches. In Latvia he visits one of the most secretive places of the Communist-era, the astronomical telescope.

English
  • Originally Aired October 14, 2007
  • Runtime 420 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network BBC One
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Name Type Role
Michael Palin Writer
John-Paul Davidson Director