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On 13/05/2013 21:33, Recliner wrote:
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On 13/05/2013 20:41, Recliner wrote:
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On 13/05/2013 13:08, Recliner wrote

All in all, it was a pleasant day out, which
included visiting the same cooperative farm and water bottling plant that
featured in the John Sweeney Panorama programme.

So very professional that programme was.

Yes, truly dreadful. It added no new info or insights, and most of the key
footage was recycled from other sources.

It came out just a little while before my Pyongyang visit, but I was in
Japan and didn't see it till I got home after the whole trip. I heard about
it while on the road, and was worried that it would queer the pitch for us,
but luckily it didn't. Our guides had heard about it, but we could honestly
say we hadn't seen it and didn't know much about it. I just hope the guides
that accompanied the LSE group didn't get into too much trouble.

Incidentally, for those that don't know, the pairs of guides who accompany
tour groups are very good. They really go out of their way to help visitors
have a good time, and not get into trouble.