"You might say I'm set in my airways. I'm one of those lucky people whose professional and private lives blend exactly." Alan Whicker� 2007
This sumptuous book to accompany the major BBC TV series of the same name� is a glorious celebration of 50 years in front of the camera.
For as long as most can remember� Whicker has roamed far and wide in search of the eccentric� the ludicrous and the socially-revealing aspects of everyday life as lived by some of the more colourful of the world's inhabitants.
Since the late 1950s� when the long-running Whicker's World documentary was first screened� he has probed and dissected the often secretive and unobserved worlds of the rich and famous� rooting out the most implausible and sometimes ridiculous characters after gaining admittance to the places where they conduct their leisure hours.
The great man's legacy contains a number of genuine TV firsts. As well as landmark interviews with figures as diverse as Papa Doc� Paul Getty and The Sultan of Brunei� he was a pioneer� covering subjects like plastic surgery� gay weddings� polygamy� swinging and 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 and reflecting on how the world has changed - for good and bad - over the passing of time. Journey of a Lifetime is lyrical� uplifting and peppered with our favourite globetrotter's brand of subtle satire.
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