Travels in Euroland

[pequod]

Looking forward to this new series presented by Ed Balls.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/11rgzgfm...

His 'Travels in Trumpland' was very watchable and he presents in a natural manner similar to Portillo.

[Gilzean1]

pequod said:

Looking forward to this new series presented by Ed Balls.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/11rgzgfm...

His 'Travels in Trumpland' was very watchable and he presents in a natural manner similar to Portillo.

I'd agree, he makes a far better TV presenter than he did a politician.

Trumpland was very entertaining.

[pequod]

Pushed the PC message too much for my personal taste, and his opinion of 'British values' is only his and it detracted from an interesting travelogue.

Portillo refrains from this judgemental reporting and the better for it.

4/10 I'm afraid for this episode!

If he is intending to highlight all the idiosyncratic historical things that happen around Europe, great, but please don't judge what they do or what 'we' think about their traditions.

[snuffy]

It was quite good but he could not bring himself to admit his views are wrong.

So he basically said "I can empathise with these peoples views and see why they think what they do" but then goes on to say "so how can we defeat populism ?"

[Scrump]

I found the first episode interesting and had to smile at some of Ed’s preconceived ideas.
Not finding the second episode so good, maybe my initial interest has worn off, but I am annoyed by some of his questioning as it is rude and judgemental.

[Cupramax]

Watched about ten minutes of this last night but just enforced my opinion that Ed is a massive bellend and how his ilk ever get into power and even when booted out of office still stay on the gravy train, albeit the BBC one rather than parliamentary.

[snuffy]

I thought his view had had in episode two. He's gone from empathy but no sympathy, to both empathy and sympathy.

In episode 1, his view was "I can see your point, but you are wrong" to "I can see your point, and yes, I can also agree with it"