Part of a People on Parade series by James Fitzpatrick, this is far from the Travel Talks series by the same narrator. Here we visit Egypt, "the land of the pyramids", as the short begins with a few words by an Egyptian businessman employed by an American motor company who welcomes American enterprise. This is followed by a tourist police officer who welcomes Americans to his country. We then see two teams playing soccer at the University of Alexandria. Women on the sidelines are taking law at the university, a trend we are told towards a more modern Egypt. We then meet young women training as nurses. Soon after, we see a traditional view of Egyptians working the land using customs from time immemorial with the inference that these will soon be obsolete. We then return to views of mounted soldiers trained in the British military tradition, including a band playing Men of Harlech and kilted riders on horseback to the tune of Scottish music. The show is not only dated but has none of the historical interest of Fitzpatrick's Travel talk series. In fact, it is hard to fathom what the point of the show actually is.
Review of Egypt Speaks
