ERROR RG P4 13.10.1999 It was reported in yesterday's edition of The Royal Gazette that the German translation of "Island Fever'' was "Inser-Feiber''.

The translation should have read "Insel-Fieber''.

Bermuda has been chosen as one of four "Island paradises'' worldwide to be filmed as part of an unconventional travel miniseries for German television.

The series, entitled "Inser-Fieber'' or "Island Fever'', will take a look at the lives of various people in Tahiti, Capri, Zanzibar and Bermuda to try and give German viewers a taste of what their everyday experiences are.

The five person crew, who arrived on the Island last Friday, will be following the lives of eight different residents and tourists over a two-week period to try and put across exactly what it really means to live, or just stay, in Bermuda. In an exclusive interview with The Royal Gazette , one of the series directors Thomas Seekamp, explained the inspiration behind the miniseries.

"If you think about it, true paradise exists nearly nowhere these days. Our company, Colonial Media, wanted to investigate those few places where it could exist and see if it really was paradise there.'' Asked how Bermuda was chosen, he said: "We asked people in Germany which places they thought were most deserving of the name "dream islands''. They came up with these four places out of hundreds of possible ones.'' He went to on to describe what made this documentary different from most other travel shows.

"You always see reporters standing under palm trees talking about pretty much the same thing. In this series, we are going to try and get into the everyday lives of people who both live here and are visiting here so that we can really get to understand the Island philosophy.'' Mr. Seekamp is writing and directing the series along with his partner Jens Fintelmann.

He listed some of the people the crew hoped to talk to during their stay.

They included a golf playing taxi driver, an actress turned breast cancer activist, a representative of international business, a German chef and a specialist on Bermuda Shorts.

The co-director also said he wanted to spend some time with Johnny Barnes, to discover how he lives his every day life behind his friendly public image.

"We think its important to talk to a whole range of interesting people to try and get a genuine feeling for the place. For instance, in Tahiti we talked to a pearl diver and to the grandson of the famous painter Paul Gauguin. In Capri we spent a few days with some German tourists.'' Mr. Seekamp added that one of the main goals of the entire series was to get behind the glossy fronts of the countries in question and to show the islands and their peoples as they really are.

He explained that one of the ways to do this was by making sure to mention, but not dwell on, the negative aspects of the place as well as the positive ones.

"In Tahiti, we made sure that we recorded viewpoints of the controversial nuclear testing and of the pollution as well as the beautiful scenery. We think this is essential creating a natural atmosphere which helps show the place realistically.'' Mr. Seekamp said he got the impression that the Island enjoyed the "best of both worlds''.

"American tourists see the place as being very old and British, Europeans would see it as having a great American influence. It all combines to create a very rich, very special place.'' The documentary will air on Germany's channel two (ZDF) in Easter of next year.