Lithuanian travel TV projects

LTV travel projects

Expedition with old Mercedes cars was organized from Vilnius to Bamako, the capital of Mali, in the beginning of 2007. It took exactly one month to drive approximately 12 thousand kilometers. Project called "Afrika.Lt" was shot, and a four-part documentary series was broadcasted prime-time on "Lithuanian television" (LTV) every Wednesday night, following the daily news broadcast "Panorama" in June 2007. Ratings: average 6% of all TV audience, i.e. -- more than 200 thousand viewers nightly. It was the most viewed Wednesday's program of LTV for four weeks in a row.

In 2008, after traveling to Western Africa, Martynas Starkus (TV producer), Vytaras Radzevičius (journalist) and Jonas Juozapaitis (TV director) have prepared themselves for a new adventure - to overcome a ten-thousand kilometer route Vilnius -- Teheran - Tashkent. The trip on the large part ran on the legendary Silk Road and the expedition was given this name. The travelers drove three Mercedes 123 cars (made in 1979, 1982 and 1984) on the roads of Poland, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. At the end of the expedition the cars were sold in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, and the earnings were given as a present to a small Lithuanian community based there. Five parts of this documentary series were broadcasted on LTV in the summer of 2008 and scored a great success. Until the Olympics in Beijing, it was the most popular project of LTV. In addition, "Tyto Alba" published the book on this trip by Martynas Starkus in February 2009.

A new challenge was taken on November 11, 2008. This time 6099 kilometers were traveled on Indian roads, while driving a locally purchased old car. All events and adventures of the trip, which were captured in culturally different country as well as the meetings with Lithuanians living there, have developed into a five-part documentary series "Tuk tuk Indija", which was broadcasted prime time on LTV in January 2009. Especially important and unique are the shots taken during the terrorist attack in Mumbai, where authors managed to capture the mood of people, recollections of the witnesses and the city itself, still breathing the fume of the tragedy.

A new documentary series will be produced in April - May 2009. This time it is going to be North America and in particular Route 66. Expedition plans to continue tradition to travel by old cars. Driving American made cars, expedition will visit Lithuanians who emigrated there during different times and are scattered throughout the country. Ordinary and provincial America, which is far less known to the viewers, will be demonstrated, as well as the country living in the era of the new president will be introduced... Daily adventures, tiredness and travel dust -- concurrent elements of travel routine -- everything will be brought to the audience, who will be able to see these adventures on the public broadcaster LTV again.

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