Sir patrick leigh fermor biography on tape youtube

Leave a comment Cancel reply. We here at the Paddy blog would like to wish you and your family a happy and peaceful Easter. It features the wild Carpathian forests, the idyllic Danube Delta, bears and wolves, traditional dance and music, and some great food. Log in now. The first Wild Carpathia movie is found here. Crete: 11th Day — a series of clips from You Tube which include a lengthy explanation by Paddy of his time on Crete and in particular the kidnap of General Keipe aka Ill Met by Moonlight.

Like Loading If you read the comments on You Tube, most think this more informative and refreshing than the more modern and dramatic type of documentary. She was the girl who within a few short months danced with the young JFK and then had tea with Hitler. Learn how your comment data is processed. This video of Paddy is taken from a Greek TV documentary from The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire , the youngest of the legendary Mitford sisters reminisces about her life and her correspondence with the charismatic Sir Patrick Leigh Fermor, considered to be the finest English travel writer of his generation.

She recalls times with Jack Kennedy and his funeral. I first wrote about this excellent book in March. If nothing else the music is sublime In time for this Orthodox holy week period, the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens is offering a digital tour of some of its best works. Perhaps further measures may come depending on the figures.

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Mixed with pictures from Gallipoli are pictures of past and present Canadian troops because this song and powerful slideshow was played during a Remembrance Day assembly at a Canadian public school to remind those young people that whilst the scale of the slaughter is now thankfully much less, war is always with us, and those in our military risk their lives every day serving us.

The title song to his album is about the death of Aussie Private Benjamin Ranaudo as told from the perspective of his mate who set off the IED. Leigh Fermor, Southbank Show. An Easter treat for you. Then, reinforced by the Drava, it turns east again, invades Yugoslavia, swallows up the Sava under the battlements of Belgrade, and sweeps on imperturbably to storm the Iron Gates.

The red, white and green barrier of the frontier post at the far end marked the beginning of Hungary.

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A curve in the stream was re-arranging the landscape as I advanced, revealing some of the roofs of Esztergom and turning the Basilica to a new angle as though it were on a pivot. As ever, we know these things can be swiftly removed due to copyright issues so if you wish to view Paddy in one of his best interviews I would advise taking time to view quickly.

This documentary is from the amzing BBC Chronicle series and dates to Sign me up. At Click on the image to play. A great story of courage and endurance. A small tribute to remember those on both sides who fought and died in Gallipoli, a bloody campaign that started years ago today. With contributions from others.