Whicker's World

A Taste of Spain

1992 · 8 episodes

Episodes

1. 1

   1. A Taste of Spain: A Difficult Country to Fall Out of Love With

   3 May 1992

   In the first of eight programmes exploring Spain in the 1990s, Alan Whicker meets a priest who owns a chain of restaurants.

2. 2

   2. A Taste of Spain: The Most Famous Nose in the World

   10 May 1992

   Alan Whicker visits the villages of Andalucia.

3. 3

   3. A Taste of Spain: Even the Splendid Mayor Went to Jail

   17 May 1992

   Alan Whicker goes to a lavish poolside party in Marbella and meets billionaire businessman Adnan Khashoggi. He also meets writer Peter Viertel, husband of actress Deborah Kerr.

4. 4

   4. A Taste of Spain: He Expected Me to Lay Out His Socks

   24 May 1992

   Alan Whicker talks to some British expatriates who have settled permanently in Spain.

5. 5

   5. A Taste of Spain: When You're a Duke, People Think You're an Idiot

   31 May 1992

   Alan Whicker meets the Duke of Arion, an Olympic yachtsman who crewed for the King of Spain. He is also the biggest producer of tomatoes in Spain and owns a gin company.

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   6. A Taste of Spain: It Was Very Bad to Be Divorced - You Were Known as the Black Duck

   7 Jun 1992

   Alan Whicker meets various women of modern Spain, including a TV sex therapist and a divorce lawyer, and discusses how the status of women in Spain has changed in recent years.

7. 7

   7. A Taste of Spain: Singing, Dancing, Drinking and Praying

   28 Jun 1992

   Alan Whicker returns to Andalucia to celebrate the spring festival of Rocio, and also visits Expo '92 in Seville.

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   8. A Taste of Spain: This Hollywood-Style Ceremony Has Nothing to Do with Sport

   5 Jul 1992

   Alan Whicker talks to Javier Mariscal, designer of the Olympic mascot, Frederico Correa, creator of the Olympic stadium in Barcelona, and architect Peter Hodgkinson.