The iconic broadcasting legend dusts down his suitcase for a final journey around the globe revisiting locations of significance to his life & career. You might say Im set in my airways. Im one of those lucky people whose professional & private lives blend exactly." Alan Whicker 2007 Published to coincide with a major BBC TV series of the same name Alan Whickers Journey of Lifetime is a glorious celebration of 50 years in front of the camera. For as long as most can remember Whicker has roamed far & wide in search of the eccentric the ludicrous & the socially-revealing aspects of everyday life as lived by some of the more colourful of the worlds inhabitants. Since the late 1950s when the long-running Whickers World documentary was first screened he has probed & dissected the often secretive & unobserved worlds of the rich & famous rooting out the most implausible & sometimes ridiculous characters after gaining admittance to the places where they conduct their leisure hours. The great mans legacy contains a number of genuine TV firsts. As well as landmark interviews with figures as diverse as Papa Doc Paul Getty & The Sultan of Brunei he was a pioneer covering subjects like plastic surgery gay weddings polygamy swinging & following gun-toting cops fly-on-the-wall style for British screens long before anyone else. This wonderful new book is the end product of a very personal journey. Whicker retraces his steps catching up with some past interviewees & reflecting on how the world has changed
- for good & bad
- over the passing of time. Journey of a Lifetime is lyrical uplifting & peppered with our favourite globetrotters brand of subtle satire."