‘Bangkok: Megalopolis between Order and Chaos’
Swiss NZZ TV documentary on Bangkok features Very Thai in German
Very Thai‘s author is interviewed in a new documentary, ‘Bangkok: Megalopolis between Order and Chaos’, which premières on 27 March 2014 on the Swiss TV channel NZZ Format, which is run by the newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Presenter/producer Basil Gelpke interviewed Philip Cornwel-Smith about the state of Bangkok and its popular culture during the height of the ‘Bangkok Shutdown’ protests. The crew filmed at his house and then in the Samsen area, including the Wat In community and the hotel Phra Nakorn Norn Len, which has a very Thai-style decor theme resembling an old market.
The show will air in German speaking countries several times over 2014 and 2015. It is also viewable online at:
http://www.nzzformat.ch/108+M521944f5b87.html
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