Pole to Pole
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Pole to Pole

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Episodio Precedente

S01E08 - "Bitter End"

Andato in onda il Dec 9, 1992, 9:45 PM

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Descrizione

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

Dettagli

Stato
Terminata
Lingua
English
Durata
50 min
Prima TV
October 21, 1992
Terminata
December 9, 1992
Programmazione
Wednesday alle 21:45

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Episodi (1 Stagione · 8 Episodi)

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.

Oct 21, 1992

50 min

Russian Steps

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.

Oct 28, 1992

50 min

Mediterranean Maze

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.

Nov 4, 1992

50 min

Shifting Sands

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.

Nov 11, 1992

50 min

Crossing the Line

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

Nov 18, 1992

50 min

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.

Nov 25, 1992

50 min

Evil Shadow

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

Dec 2, 1992

50 min

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.

Dec 9, 1992

50 min

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