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Globe
Trekker (1999)
release
date: 1999
production
company: WETA &
Pilot Productions
Directed by Carl
Hindmarch
Hosted by Justine Shapiro
(S05E05) & Ian Wright (S05E11)
Music Composed and Recorded by Daniel
Pemberton
Episodes Scored by Daniel
Pemberton:
S05E05: Sydney City Guide
S05E11: Rio de Janeiro
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Synopsis
Globe Trekker (sometimes called Pilot
Guides, and originally broadcast as Lonely Planet) is an
adventure tourism television series produced by Pilot
Productions. Each episode features a host, called a traveller,
who travels with a camera crew to a country—often, a
relatively exotic locale—and experiences the sights, sounds,
and culture that the location has to offer. Special episodes
feature in-depth city, beach, ape, nature, road trip,
pilgrimage, slave trade, historic site, pirate, animal, dive,
volcano, war, shopping, journey, history, festival, and food
guides.The show often goes far beyond popular tourist
destinations in order to give viewers a more authentic look at
local culture.
Presenters usually participate in different
aspects of regional life, such as attending a traditional
wedding or visiting a mining community. They address the
viewer directly, acting as tourists-turned-tour guides, but
are also filmed interacting with locals and discovering
interesting locations in (mostly) unrehearsed sequences. Globe
Trekker also sometimes includes brief interviews with
backpackers who share tips on independent travel in that
particular country.
Globe Trekker was broadcast in over 40
countries across six continents. The program won over 20 international awards, including
six American Cable Ace
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