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Pole to Pole
Pole to Pole
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Pole to Pole

7.9 / 10
1992
1 season
8 episodes
Documentary

Michael Palin undertakes an epic journey of 23,000 miles, traveling from the North to the South Pole across 17 countries with a minimum of air travel, all on a tight deadline.

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Cast

Michael Palin

Seasons

  • Cold Start

    1.Cold Start

    21-10-199250m

    The first leg takes Michael Palin from the North Pole to the gates of Russia.

  • Russian Steps

    2.Russian Steps

    28-10-199250m

    Second leg of the journey: Palin has 12 days to cross Russia and reach the port of Odessa.

  • Mediterranean Maze

    3.Mediterranean Maze

    04-11-199250m

    Palin travels from Istanbul to Aswan on the Nile.

  • Shifting Sands

    4.Shifting Sands

    11-11-199250m

    In this part of the journey Michael Palin crosses the Sudan. He crosses the Nubian desert in the north of the country and traverses a region ravaged by drought, poverty, famine and...

  • Crossing the Line

    5.Crossing the Line

    18-11-199250m

    Having struggled through the Sudan, Michael Palin is now faced with the difficulty of getting across Ethiopia, where the armed remnants of the fallen dictator Mengistu's defeated a...

  • Plains and Boats and Trains

    6.Plains and Boats and Trains

    25-11-199250m

    Michael Palin begins this week with a tented safari in a Kenyan game park. He travels via the Ngoronoro Crater and arrives at Lake Tanganyika.

  • Evil Shadow

    7.Evil Shadow

    02-12-199250m

    In this week's episode, Michael crosses Zambia and Zimbabwe towards Johannesburg.

  • Bitter End

    8.Bitter End

    09-12-199250m

    Michael Palin fails in his attempt to get a berth on board the SA "Agulhas" on its once yearly sail to the South Pole. The search is on to find some other way of reaching the South...

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