Greatest Cities of the World
Season 1
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- S1 E1 - New York (English Subtitled)August 8, 200848minGriff starts his search for the greatest cities in the Big Apple. Some grand public - and private initiative buildings illustrate the city and its (especially super-rich) citizens' typical ambition, often bordering on or becoming megalomania.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E2 - London (English Subtitled)August 15, 200845minExploring a day-in-the-life of New York, London, Paris, Rome, Sydney and Hong Kong - Griff Rhys Jones paints a landmark portrait of each metropolis revealing what gives each city its unique identity. Armed with his trademark humour and relentless curiosity, Griff tracks down the individuals who epitomise the character of each city, and celebrates the infinite variety of life in these great cities.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E3 - Paris (English Subtitled)August 22, 200845minGriff is in the French capital, object of great chauvinistic pride and vanity. Although resulting in a mind-boggling traffic mayhem, its street grid largely results from some ambitious planning.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E4 - Rome (English Subtitled)April 22, 201046minThe eternal city is more than 2,500 years old and Griff has just 24 hours to discover how Rome's inhabitants live in the world's biggest museum.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E5 - Sydney (English Subtitled)April 29, 201046minGriff visits Sydney, not the capital but the dominating metropolis of Australia, and its first city since that nation's foundation from a fabulous natural harbor as British penal colony, named after its first governor.This video is currently unavailable
- S1 E6 - Hong Kong (English Subtitled)May 6, 201047minHong Kong, one the world's best natural ports, became one of its busiest and richest cities after the infamous colonial Opium War lead to its 99 years concession by the British, and remains so in the 50 years transition after the Chinese take-over.This video is currently unavailable
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- Directors
- Michael Massey
- Producers
- Michael Massey
- Starring
- Griff Rhys Jones
- Studio
- MagellanTV
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