Patrick Leigh Fermor - Traveller's Century BBC4 21.00 7-8-08

**gallowglass** · 07-08-2008, 15:37

Apologies if this has already been flagged, but worth a look as the great man himself (formerly of the Irish Guards & SOE) will be interviewed during tonight's programme.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/listing...ervice_id=4544

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Leigh_Fermor

**Alec_Lomas** · 07-08-2008, 15:48

Originally Posted by gallowglass

Apologies if this has already been flagged, but worth a look as the great man himself (formerly of the Irish Guards & SOE) will be interviewed during tonight's programme.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/listing...ervice_id=4544

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Leigh_Fermor

Thank you for this, I would have missed it otherwise.

**björn** · 10-08-2008, 12:28

Very interesting documentary. All his books are well worth a read too!
Ill met by moonlight, which, while not written by Paddy Leigh Fermor himself, tells of the abduction of the German General Kreipe in Crete and is a good read and PLE's involvment in the operation.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ill-Moonligh.../dp/0304352594

**Alec_Lomas** · 10-08-2008, 18:04

Originally Posted by bjÃ¶rn

Very interesting documentary. All his books are well worth a read too!
Ill met by moonlight, which, while not written by Paddy Leigh Fermor himself, tells of the abduction of the German General Kreipe in Crete and is a good read and PLE's involvment in the operation.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ill-Moonligh.../dp/0304352594

I considered the programme well worth my tv licence for this year at least.
What a character. I hadn't properly appreciated that there is still a publishing house in London where Byron, Freya Stark and Paddy walked through the same portals to proffer their books.

Ill Met by Moonlight was also a movie starring Dirk Borgarde in PLF's role. Lovely, understated man. Damn, given another shot at life, I'm coming back to lead the style of life he deemed. Still going strong at the age of 92 and sharper than a bag of scorpions.

**björn** · 18-01-2010, 16:30

Found this article on Paddy Leigh Fermor. Rather interesting, as no biography has been written on him yet (Anthony Beevor's wife - Artemis Cooper - is writing one it seems).

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/b...ho-walked.html

**Alec_Lomas** · 18-01-2010, 16:51

Originally Posted by bjÃ¶rn

Found this article on Paddy Leigh Fermor. Rather interesting, as no biography has been written on him yet (Anthony Beevor's wife - Artemis Cooper - is writing one it seems).

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/b...ho-walked.html

Thank you for posting that.