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Rick Steves, the engaging host of five previous travel series, continues the tradition of providing informative and enlightening ways to enjoy European travel in a new virtual pledge event. "Rick Steves' European Christmas."
Description:
After producing more than 100 travel shows, Rick Steves and his television crew finally celebrate Christmas in Europe. The result — a picturesque celebration in Rick Steves' European Christmas, a co-production of Back Door Productions and Oregon Public Broadcasting. This colorful montage of the holiday's rich history of traditions explores the sights and sounds of celebrations in Bath, Paris, Oslo, and Burgundy as well as the timeless traditions of Nuremberg, Salzburg and Tuscany in a European snapshot of Christmas.
The program is distributed through PBS Fundraising Programming.
The 60 minute core program non-pledge version will feed Tuesday, November 21th at 17:00 Eastern on 503
The 90 minute expanded version pledge will feed Monday, Nov 27th at 12:00 Eastern on 503
The 2 hour expanded version pledge will feed Monday, Nov 27th at 13:30 Eastern on 503
Rights begin Saturday, November 26th
Thank You Gifts for Pledge Supporters:
Rick Steves' Classic Europe Pledge Special is produced as a fundraiser for public TV stations. To encourage viewers to call in pledges of support, stations and Rick are offering thank you packages of $80, $150 and $365 gift levels:
$80 level
• Rick Steves' European Christmas DVD
OR
• Rick Steves' European Christmas book
$150 level
• Rick Steves' European Christmas DVD
• Rick Steves' European Christmas book
• Rick Steves' European Christmas CD
$365 level
• All pledge items from the $150 level
• Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door guidebook 2008
• Rick Steves' Europe Planning Map
• All 70 shows Rick Steves' Europe DVD anthology
A single copy of newsletter is included for all levels (free to stations). Also Rick's 48-page Dancing With Europa travel journal. Stations pay all shipping charges.
For more details, contact:
Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door
130 Fourth Avenue North
Edmonds, WA 98020
Tel: 425-771-8303
Fax: 425-771-0833
pledge@ricksteves.com