Jonathan Meades :: Magnetic North ep2 (1/6)

Magnetic North - ep2of2 (2008)

Jonathan Meades travels through the Baltic states to Finland in an attempt to define northernness, and sees castles, Lith dancing, totem poles, terrestrial sputniks and crosses.

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[belisariusorb]

@stoazen You're right - sorry for my mistake and sorry Mr Meades. I should have known not to go against him without checking my facts.

[stoazen]

@belisariusorb They were from germany. formed in palestine. sorry.

[belisariusorb]

Correction on the Teutonic Knights - they weren't formed in Palestine, they were formed in Germany as the soldiers in a specifically Northern Crusade against the pagan Baltic people. Funny he should miss that - the Northern Crusade as a separate enterprise to the Mediterranean Crusade fits right in to his thesis of northern difference.

[belisariusorb]

I think this is a very noble and necessary endeavour, to create a true sense of "North Sea Culture". I believe the central aspects of this culture have been greatly overlooked in comparison to the gaudy delights of Southern European culture.

I have lived for 20 years on the Mediterranean, and while the food, wine, landscape and climate have always been a delight, the much vaunted Mediterranean artistic heritage has never failed to disappoint.

[Stereolabdream]

Jonathan Meades

What a man.

[josefgiven]

lol at the sending up of historical battle re-enactments :D

[drewmanchoo]

Tears by Djando Reinhardt - the two fingered master.

[violetincantation]

Does anyone know the name of the guitar song at the start of this video?

[AllyLamont]

Man, he really loves his herring. He could be from the Western Isles! Great programme. I always enjoy Mr Meades and his entertainingly dry prose.

[Camlo1]

This was a cracking show, I love Meades use of language. Cheers for uploading all his work!