A literary odyssey around the shores of the Mediterranean, from Tangier to Alexandria in the footsteps of Mark Twain.
Irma Kurtz "Soho's last existentialist" follows the route of Mark Twain's classic travelogue The Innocents Abroad to meet the writers, poets and artists of the Mediterranean in a journey that encompasses locations as varied as the ancient port of Marseilles, the lagoons of Venice, the pilgrim's city of Jerusalem and the deserts of Syria.
Broadcaster: BBC Four
TX Date: January 2004
Total Episodes: 10
Duration: 30 mins
Executive Producer(s): Chris Kelly
Presenter(s): Irma Kurtz
Useful Links: BBC Four