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Joanna Lumley in the land of the Northern Lights Photo: ©Takeaway Media Ltd.

An absolutely fabulous trip to see the northern lights

Follow actress Joanna Lumley as she travels to Northern Norway to fulfil a childhood dream and see the northern lights.

Joanna Lumley, the actress from the BBC series Absolutely Fabulous, had dreamt of seeing the northern lights since she was a child. And finally she got to live out her dream. In a splendid BBC film, she travels across Norway in search of the aurora borealis. For Joanna, as for many others who get to experience the elusive lights, it was an altogether emotional experience. Watch this film and find out why.

Joanna Lumley's northern lights guide, Kjetil Skogli, offers tours from Tromsø. You can also go in search of the mystical lights starting from Alta with the company GLØD.

Last updated:  2011-10-18
The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, above Tromsø, Norway - Photo: Bjørnar G Hansen
The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, above Tromsø, Norway

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Joanna Lumley in the land of the Northern Lights - Photo: ©Takeaway Media Ltd.

An absolutely fabulous trip to see the northern lights

Follow actress Joanna Lumley as she travels to Northern Norway to fulfil a childhood dream and see the northern lights.

An absolutely fabulous trip to see the northern lights

Source: Visitnorway

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