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From: Philippe VALETOUX <valetoux~at~wanadoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2011 11:51:58 +0200 (Paris, Madrid (heure d'été))
To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>

Friends,
a few words from Ian, as his computer failed:
 
Harry was right that the BBC "Coast" series is to broadcast a feature on
Verne and the Green Ray. It was filimed last week aboard the paddle steamer
Waverley"...the last ocean going paddle steamer in Britain and possibly
Europe. Like Verne in 1879, the voyage was in the Glasgow Fair holiday and
in superb weather. The filming consisted of myself being interviewed at
intervals, interviews on board with the captain, generall marine landscapes
and a number of "vox pop" interviews with members of the public. We found
only one person who knew of the green flash and one who had actually seen
it (but in the Caribbean!).
Our route was from Largs to Rothesay, through the magnificent Kyles of Bute
to Tarbert....the whole cruise lasting 9 hours. The broadcast will focus on
Verne but with some other inserts, especially concerning the steamer. It is
scheduled for July 2012.
My book on Verne and Scotland is at the printers and will be launched at the
Edinburgh International Book Festival. Simultaneously Luath will be
publishing a new translation of The Blockade Runners to which I have added a
substantial contextual essay. A busy summer!
Ian
 
 
 
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