Whicker's World

As the age of jet travel dawns, Alan Whicker considers the small regional airport at Yeadon and the reluctance of its operators to open up for international routes. Could the regions which fail to embrace the jet plane be left behind, just like the Victorian towns which shunned the railroads?

Alan Whicker calls on some of the leading horse trainers in Middleham in the North Riding of Yorkshire.

Whicker celebrates the "Glorious Twelfth" Yorkshire-style, and takes a closer look at the esoteric pastime of grouse shooting.

Alan Whicker investigates the aristocracy, talking to rich peers and land-owners, including the Baron of Guiseborough, the Baron of Faversham, Viscount Down, and George Howard (Castle Howard).

Whickers examines one of civilisation's most important assets - water - and the many different ways we rely on it.

The Royal Picardy Hotel in Le Touquet, France, was once renowned among the world's champagne set until the war brought the jackboot treads of the 3,000 German troops who were billeted there. Whicker visits Le Touquet to see for himself the building that was once christened "the most beautiful hotel in the world."

Whicker meets Percy Shaw, who invented cats’ eye reflectors for roads. We discover how Percy Shaw was inspired on his way home from a pub named Rose Linda’s in Queensbury near Halifax in West Yorkshire, when he found himself guided by his car headlights reflecting off the tram lines.

Whicker's investigations of Ecuador, including meetings with the Presidential Guards and some headhunting Indians.

Alan Whicker joins the Sultan of Brunei (reputedly the richest man in the world) in his kingdom on the island of Borneo. He joins in the silver jubilee celebrations and meets the Sultan’s family and his army.