Brian Sewell's Grand Tour

An excellent programme. Very informative and very entertaining, all delivered in Brian Sewell's inimitable style! The different episodes are very varied and they take one on the Grand Tour in Italy as enjoyed by our debauched and privileged aristocratic predecessors. What makes it especially enjoyable (at least for me) are Brian Sewell's little vignettes of his personal experiences and emotions he had as a younger man when he visited these same places. It is also quite poignant to see him reliving these experiences and the effect it has on him. As always with Brian Sewell though, there is that very mischievous and controversial slant to his narrative that keeps one watching to find out what he is going to say next. A total pleasure, from start to finish. It makes a real change to spend some time in the company of someone who actually knows something about the places and artifacts that he is talking about, and someone who delivers a little passion with it. I can't recommend it highly enough.