I thought it was one of the best shows they’ve ever done, right up there with the Vietnam trip. Almost like a documentary, with loads of information about the places they were going through. Unlike previous shows, there was none of the ‘let’s poke fun at the locals’, instead just some subtle yet powerful statements on the reality of people’s lives. Talking about Jerusalem as a place of Peace, whilst showing images of the West Bank barricade, was brilliant, I thought.
A programme about 3 English buffoons, going through places where people’s lives are blighted by war and conflict, yet being very objective and actually culturally sensitive.
And it was ultimately all about the story of the Nativity. With a contemporary message. Brilliant TV.
Clarkson is still an idiot though.