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Rick Steves' Iran

Steves, Rick, 1955- (Added Author). Griffith, Simon. (Added Author). Bauer, Karel, 1960- (Added Author). Bathaei, Seyed Rahim. (Added Author). Sami, Abdi. (Added Author). Back Door Productions. (Added Author). Oregon Public Broadcasting. (Added Author). American Public Television. (Added Author).

Rick explores "the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited:" Iran. This travel show host visits splendid monuments of Iran's past, explores the 20th century history of this nation, and encounters Iranian people and customs in everyday life. Visits contrast old and new as he visits the cities, villages, and tourist sites of Tehran, Abyaneh, Esfahan, Shiraz, and Persepolis. The one hour special is supplemented with special features assessing his experience through a lecture/slide presentation and an interview with his Iranian guide.

DVD  - 2009
915.5 Rick
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Subject
Iran > Description and travel.
Iran > Social life and customs.
Iran > Description and travel.
Iran > Social life and customs.
Documentary television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre
Documentary television programs.
Travelogues (Television programs)
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary > Television.
Educational > Television.
Travelogue > Television.
  • ISBN: 9781598803220
  • Physical Description videodisc
    1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color with some black and white segments ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition Widescreen.
  • Publisher Edmonds, Wash. : Back Door Productions, [2009]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Travel documentary.
Cataloged from opening and end credits and container.
Originally broadcast as special program on PBS in 2009.
Bonus features: Rick Steves' personal impressions of Iran; Interview: Iranian guide Seyed Rahim Bathaei.
GMD: videodisc.
Formatted Contents Note: Rick Steves' Iran. -- Lecture: Rick Steves' Iran personal impressions (Nov. 2008) -- Interview: Iranian guide Seyed Rahim Bathaei.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Writer, Rick Steves ; producer, Simon Griffith ; editor, Steve Cammarano ; music, APM Music Library ; photographer, Karel Bauer ; assoc. producer, Abdi Sami ; (for OPB) vice-president of programming, Tom Doggett ; asst. editor, David Daniels ; Lecture slide show: writer, Rick Steves ; photographer, Karel Bauer ; photos, Rick Steves and Abdi Sami.
Participant or Performer Note: Host, Rick Steves.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Show taped in April 2008, in Iran ; Special feature lecture, Edmonds Center for the Arts, Edmonds, WA, Nov. 8, 2008.
Target Audience Note:
TVG.
System Details Note:
DVD, anamorphic widescreen ; all regions ; NTSC. Special feature lecture, fullscreeen.
Language Note:
In English with some Persian with English voice over; Closed-captioned.