Reader's Digest - Journey of A Lifetime

Product Description Imagine taking an entire year to travel around the world, experiencing its most spectacular places, each at the ideal time of year. Luxuriant coastlines, glowing deserts, wild and untamed places, and vibrant, sophisticated cities await you in a global odyssey as thrilling, thought provoking and wondrous as the world itself. These three magnificent programs make up this DVD: Africa and Asia: Africas wildebeest migration; Kenyas wild savannah, and Victoria Falls tumbling waters; A steam train ride up Indias Nilgiris Mountains; A close encounter with the rare Bengal tiger in the hot deserts of Rajasthan; The Buddhist festival at Gasa Dzong deep in the Himalayas; Chinas Great Wall and Beijing. Europe and the Middle East: New Years Eve in Paris; Laplands stunning Northern Lights; Carnival in Venice; Egypts awe-inspiring tombs; Easter morning in Jerusalem; The Lost City of Petras archaeological splendors. Australia to the Americas: The Great Barrier Reef in Australia; Hawaiis volcanoes; The Grand Canyon by mule and the Colorado River by white water raft; The savage and untamed Andes; New Englands autumn display; Christmas in New York. About the Actor Oliver Tobias - Olivers first role was in the feature film Romance of a Horsethief, co-starring with Yul Brynner, Serge Gainsbourg and Eli Wallach. He then co-starred with Charlotte Rampling in the Jacobean tragedy Tis Pity Shes a Whore, a film directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi. He became popular as Arthur in the TV series Arthur of the Britons (1972). Peter Weir then directed him in the TV series Lukes Kingdom. Many other successful films followed, including The Stud in 1978 in which he co-starred with Joan Collins, helping her to restart her career. In 1981, he starred in the British television series Dick Turpins Greatest Adventure, where he played the character Noll Bridger, a Colonial North American. Tobias also starred in Smuggler (1981) a childrens drama series, set in Cornwall in 1801. Oliver also appeared as The Devil in the promotional video for Ultravoxs 1982 hit Hymn. In 1991, Tobias starred alongside Charles Gray in the sci-fi movie Firestar - First Contact for Ice International Films. In 1996, Tobias played Rebecque, an aide to the Prince of Orange (Paul Bettany), in Sharpes Waterloo. In 1998, he played Bassa Selim in Mozart in Turkey. In 2000, he starred in the West End musical La Cava. Three years later, he portrayed Percival Brown in the 50th-anniversary production of The Boy Friend and the next year toured in the rock musical Footloose. In 2005, he finished shooting the film An Airfield in England. He has been acting in a variety of roles for German and Swiss TV and has recently reprised the role of Bassa Selim in Mozarts Seraglio at the Teatro Lirico in Cagliari, Italy. Tobias is famous for his voiceover work and was the narrator on the opening track of DJ Shadows 2006 album The Outsider. About the Director Graham Townsley is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker whose documentaries have been shown on PBS, The Discovery Channel, The History Channel and The National Geographic in the U.S.; Canal + in France; Channel 4 and the BBC in England. He founded Shining Red Productions in 2008. He is also an anthropologist with a Ph.D from Cambridge University. The New York Times referred to his three-part 2009 PBS series Becoming Human as compelling…a well-paced series, which keeps adding beautiful layers of complexity.
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