Whicker's World is an award-winning British television documentary series that ran from 1958 to 1994, presented by journalist and broadcaster Alan Whicker. Originally a segment on the BBC's Tonight programme in 1958, Whicker's World became a fully-fledged television series in its own right in the 1960s. The series was first shown by the BBC until 1968, and then by ITV from 1969 to 1983, when it was produced by Yorkshire Television, in which Whicker himself was a shareholder. The series returned to the BBC in 1984, and to ITV again in 1992.
Whicker's World (Season 17)
A Taste of Spain: A Difficult Country to Fall Out of Love With (Episode 1)
Air date: 1992-05-03
Overview: In the first of eight programmes exploring Spain in the 1990s, Alan Whicker meets a priest who owns a chain of restaurants.
A Taste of Spain: The Most Famous Nose in the World (Episode 2)
Air date: 1992-05-10
Overview: Alan Whicker visits the villages of Andalucia.
A Taste of Spain: Even the Splendid Mayor Went to Jail (Episode 3)
Air date: 1992-05-17
Overview: Alan Whicker goes to a lavish poolside party in Marbella and meets billionaire businessman Adnan Khashoggi. He also meets writer Peter Viertel, husband of actress Deborah Kerr.
A Taste of Spain: He Expected Me to Lay Out His Socks (Episode 4)
Air date: 1992-05-24
Overview: Alan Whicker talks to some British expatriates who have settled permanently in Spain.
A Taste of Spain: When You're a Duke, People Think You're an Idiot (Episode 5)
Air date: 1992-05-31
Overview: Alan Whicker meets the Duke of Arion, an Olympic yachtsman who crewed for the King of Spain. He is also the biggest producer of tomatoes in Spain and owns a gin company.
A Taste of Spain: It Was Very Bad to Be Divorced - You Were Known as the Black Duck (Episode 6)
Air date: 1992-06-07
Overview: Alan Whicker meets various women of modern Spain, including a TV sex therapist and a divorce lawyer, and discusses how the status of women in Spain has changed in recent years.
A Taste of Spain: Singing, Dancing, Drinking and Praying (Episode 7)
Air date: 1992-06-28
Overview: Alan Whicker returns to Andalucia to celebrate the spring festival of Rocio, and also visits Expo '92 in Seville.
A Taste of Spain: This Hollywood-Style Ceremony Has Nothing to Do with Sport (Episode 8)
Air date: 1992-07-05
Overview: Alan Whicker talks to Javier Mariscal, designer of the Olympic mascot, Frederico Correa, creator of the Olympic stadium in Barcelona, and architect Peter Hodgkinson.
