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Pole to Pole

Michael Palin travels across the globe from the North to the South Pole.

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8. Bitter End

Pole To Pole - 8. Bitter End

Having missed his deadline to reach Antarctica, Michael abandons his original plan. Luckily a travel adventure company swoops in to save the expedition with a route through Chile.

27-11-2021

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7. Evil Shadow

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A Zambian witch doctor tells Michael that an 'evil shadow' is hanging over him. As bad fortune and tragedy dogs his journey to South Africa via Zimbabwe, Michael suspects it may ...

20-11-2021

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6. Plains And Boats And Trains

Pole To Pole - 6. Plains And Boats And Trains

Michael flies a hot air balloon over one of Kenya’s top game parks before heading on to Tanzania's Ngorongoro Crater and taking the world’s oldest ferry to Zambia.

13-11-2021

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5. Crossing The Line

Pole To Pole - 5. Crossing The Line

Running badly behind schedule and far off-course, Michael travels from Ethiopia to Kenya. En route, he encounters a lion, turns to hitchhiking and meets a hippo colony while on ...

06-11-2021

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4. Shifting Sands

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Civil war and poor conditions bring Michael to a near halt as he crosses Sudan, and it takes him over 24 hours to travel just 60 miles as he draws near the Ethiopian border.

30-10-2021

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3. Mediterranean Maze

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Arriving by ferry in Istanbul, Michael takes a Turkish bath before visiting Greece and Cyprus as he crosses the Mediterranean en route to Egypt, where he takes a boat up the Nile.

23-10-2021

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2. Russian Steps

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Michael experiences life in the latter days of the Soviet Union as he travels from Leningrad to the port of Odessa, mere days before the 1991 coup in Moscow.

16-10-2021

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1. Cold Start

Pole To Pole - 1. Cold Start

Michael begins his journey with a perilous landing at the North Pole, continuing southwards with voyages across Scandinavia as he makes his way to Estonia and the Soviet Union.

09-10-2021

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