This evening's episode of 'Around the World in 80 Treasures' focussed on the Silk Road/Route and various major cities on it, including: Damascus, the ruins of Persepolis and the Azerbaijan city of Baku. The harsh landscapes, secular and religious architecture and the psychedelically-bright colours in the markets were all feasts for the tv viewer's eyes.
Although the presenter's voice still grates a bit and I wish he'd get rid of that twee little hat he wears (it makes perfect sense on Jacques Tati's character "Mon Oncle" but on a doco presenter it's just...no), I'll agree that he does cover some fascinating places and narrates with real excitement. I'd prefer Michael Palin any day, but if he can't do it then I suppose Dan Cruikshank's travels are better than not seeing the wonders at all.
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Yes, the hat is up there with a pickelhaube; impractical, pretentious and stupider looking than a pelican riding a bike.
Good point, Jum, though at least with a pickelhaube a soldier could try using the spike for keeping cakes of shaving soap out of the mud. Thetre was also a Simpsons episode including a scene of a group of graduating officers throwing their pickelhaubes in the air...
Pelican on a bike -definitely awkward! Also a bit stupid.
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