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Excess Baggage

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Iceland

Duration:
28 minutes
First broadcast:
Saturday 31 March 2012

Sandi Toksvig goes to Reykjavik to look at aspects of tourism in Iceland and discovers that the volcanic eruptions and the financial crash there may not have been so bad for the country. As well as reminding the world of its geological attractions the crises have helped Iceland look at its cultural roots like the sagas and....knitting.

Producer: Harry Parker.

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    Excess Baggage

    Travellers' Tales from home and around the world: their destinations, experiences and issues arising...

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