Joanna Lumley: Land Of The Northern Lights
Joanna Lumley attempts to realise her life’s ambition in a one-off special film for BBC One.
Travelling north across the Arctic Circle up through Norway and finally to Svalbard, Joanna takes viewers on a very personal journey as she hopes to see the spell-binding Northern Lights in Joanna Lumley: Land Of The Northern Lights (working title).
Joanna grew up in tropical Malaysia, yet dreamed of the winter wonderland she read about in books.
She says: “I had never seen snow and never felt cold. In the Far East, cold was a luxury and snow was only in pictures in fairy stories.”
On this epic voyage Joanna uncovers the nature, history and culture of the region whilst taking in the rugged beauty of her surroundings.
Box of crayons in hand, Joanna’s journey takes her from dog sled to snowmobile as she finds out about the region’s rich and surprising folklore of snow-queens, trolls and Vikings and spends time with reindeer herdsmen from Europe’s last indigenous people, the Sami.
Alison Kirkham, BBC Executive Producer, says: “It has been a privilege for the BBC to share with Joanna what is a very special voyage to the North.
“It has been a personal goal of hers to experience the Northern Lights and Joanna’s immense enthusiasm for the project shines throughout the documentary.”
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We so enjoyed seeing Joanna Lumley presenting Northern Lights, we hope that we are going to see a lot more of her in this capacity – she was so good.
Loved the show! We should like to do something similar. There are a number of companies who organise stuff but it’s a case of finding the right one. Which did the programme use? And any tips?
Many thanks.
Tom Deacon
comedian
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I think she is great and the Land of northern lights was one of greatest programs .
I realy want to read the book that she read about Ponny the penguin and I
want to know the name of the book so I can buy it and read it .
Please can enyone tell me what is the title of the book?
Also can you tell where it is availabale to buy.
Many Thank you`s .
From Paula.
Please can you reply the answers to my email.
My E-mail is paula44@one.lt
Anyone wishing to buy the DVD can read the following I received from the company who produced it :-
Hi unfortunately the show will not be released in the shops however you can buy the dvd directly from us at £17.50 inc. P&P. If you send a cheque to Takeaway Media to the address…
UNIT 5 SPECTRUM HOUSE
32-34 GORDON HOUSE ROAD
KENTISH TOWN
LONDON
NW5 1LP
When we receive the cheque I will send out a DVD to you straight away first class post if you have any further enquiries please feel free to contact me on 0207 428 8700.
Regards
Alex Boultwood
(Production Assistant)
Hi, Can i pay with another method? i.e. credit card.
Thanks
I have always wanted to see the Northern Lights, and as a surprise for my 30th birthday, my partner booked a 4 day cruise with Hurtigruten which was to go from Tromso to Kirkenes and back. We went on the 31st Jan 09 and I can honestly say it’s one of the best experiences of my life! We saw the Aurora Borealis on our last night, which, having investigated the science involved, we were very fortunate, and it was completely breathtaking, something I will never ever forget! We also visited the Igloo Hotel at Alta in an unscheduled stop when the weather took a turn for the worst – it was absolutely amazing, and I fully recommend a visit. I didn’t see Joanna’s documentary until we returned and thought she and her crew did a fantastic job of conveying the enormity of it all (emotional and visual). I will certainly be looking to purchase a copy of it and cannot believe that there are no plans to put it on general release.
Many thanks
Vickie