Alan Whicker's Journey of a Lifetime is a Travel programme.

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Alan Whicker's Journey of a Lifetime: Europe

Series 1, episode 1

Alan Whicker travels the world on a journey reflecting his varied career. In this first episode, Whicker revisits Venice to retrace his steps from war to peace, from soldier to Fleet Street journalist, and his move into the fledgling world of television. Included in the films revisited in this episode are Whicker's earliest surviving TV appearance and the remarkable story of what happened when Whicker became the first man to enter a closed and silent order of nuns - and got them to talk to him.