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Stephen fry traveled across america from september 2007, starting in maine, to may 2008, ending in hawaii. Theres history to pick up, personalities to revel in and fry s own gentle, selfeffacing character guiding you forward. Along this six part journey across all 50 states, stephen mixes with the locals both prominent and not in an attempt to understand the american experience. He and his camera crew hit all 50 states, even if just briefly, and it resulted in a bbc tv series called, also, stephen fry in america 2008 stephen fry in america this book followed in 2009, and it is a delightful read. Stephen fry in america new world abc1 television guide. Watch stephen fry in america episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. Rent stephen fry in america 2008 on dvd and bluray dvd.
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His fascination for the country and its people sees him embarking on an epic journey across america, visiting each of its fifty states to discover how such a huge diversity of people, cultures, languages, and beliefs creates such a remarkable nation. Stephen gets wired a bit of fry and laurie bbc comedy by bbc studios. He has also written and presented several documentary series, including the emmy awardwinning stephen fry. He claims to know why adams chose the number 42 as the answer to life, the universe and everything in his novel the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. Stephen fry marries elliott spencer in norfolk wedding.
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