Season 7

01 Postcard from Hong Kong Episode 127th August 1996 Clive James sends a Pre-Handover postcard from Hong Kong at a time of change, with only a few hundred days until its lease reverts to China. Includes a ride in a leaky sampan, a night at the races, a game of tennis in the grounds of Government House, an interview with Governor Chris Patten, a meeting with Lord Lichfield on a glamour model shoot, and a visit to plutocrat Kai Bong Chow and his socialite wife Brenda in their `House of Gold'. 02 The Melbourne Cup Episode 24th November 1996 03 Mexico City Episode 32nd December 1996