In the stunning Tatra mountains of Slovakia, Michael takes on the task of skinning a pig and learns the art of sausage-making. Afterward, he heads to Brno to check out the renowned mime school run by Tibor Turba, where he is challenged to perform a mime act portraying a cockerel. Continuing his journey aboard a DC3, which played a role in the Berlin airlift, he makes his way to the island of Rugen, originally developed by Hitler for the KDF ('Strength through Joy') initiative.
Show
Michael Palin's New Europe
Episode
S01E07
Air Date
Oct 28, 2007