Don't know if anyone's posted already but from 7:00 tonight (Tuesday 12 Sep) on BBC Four there is an evening of Everest inspired programmes - some repeated and some new which look excellent compared to the usual dross served up on TV.
Everest ER looks particularly good!
7:00 pm Himalaya with Michael Palin
3/6. Annapurna to Everest: Michael Palin continues his journey. Maoist insurgents almost spoil a Gurkha recruitment drive, and Michael meets his first yaks at the world's highest monastery. [S]
8:00 pm The World
The latest national and international news, exploring the day's events from a global perspective. Followed by a weather update.
8:30 pm Mapping Everest
Novelist Hari Kunzru travels to India to find out what drove George Everest in his quest to complete the world's most ambitious survey 200 years ago, giving his name to its greatest discovery. [S]
9:00 pm Everest ER
Documentary following a team of volunteer doctors caring for the climbers and Sherpas at Everest Base Camp in Nepal. Over the ten-week season they treat hundreds of climbers. [S]
10:00 pm Reputations: Hillary and Tenzing
Everest and After: Behind the wave of publicity following Hillary and Tenzing's return from the summit of Everest in 1953 was always the nagging question: who got there first? [S]
11:00 pm Everest: Farther Than the Eye Can See
Cameras follow athlete Erik Weihenmayer's incredible ascent of Everest. By the age of thirteen, Erik was completely blind. Now he is taking on one of the world's greatest physical challenges. [S]
12:05 am Everest ER
Documentary following a team of volunteer doctors caring for the climbers and Sherpas at Everest Base Camp in Nepal. Over the ten-week season they treat hundreds of climbers. [AD,S]
1:05 am Mapping Everest
Novelist Hari Kunzru travels to India to find out what drove George Everest in his quest to complete the world's most ambitious survey 200 years ago, giving his name to its greatest discovery. [S]
Posted: 12/09/2006 at 12:23
