Full Circle with Michael Palin

1997

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EP1 Alaska and Russia Aug 31, 1997

Michael Palin travels around the Pacific rim. He starts in the Diomede Islands in the Bering Strait, goes to see the Kodiak bear in Alaska and visits the geysers and hot springs of Kamchatka.

EP2 Japan and Korea Sep 14, 1997

In this episode Michael Palin samples the oddity of Oriental life while passing through Japan and South Korea.

EP3 China Sep 21, 1997

Michael Palin enters China by boat from Korea. He visits the cities of Qingdao and Shanghai and takes a local steamer down the Yangtze.

EP4 Vietnam and the Philippines Sep 28, 1997

Michael Palin visits Hanoi, takes a sampan on the Perfume River, witnesses psychic surgery, sees the Cu Chi tunnels, judges a beauty contest and fails to see the Banaue rice terraces.

EP5 Borneo and Java Oct 05, 1997

From the Philippines, Michael Palin crosses the Sulu sea in a leaky ferry. He travels on through the Borneo jungle to Java where he climbs a volcano.

EP6 Australia and New Zealand Oct 12, 1997

Michael Palin reaches Australia where his activities include a cameo role in Home and Away. He also looks for sperm whales in New Zealand's icy waters.

EP7 Chile and Bolivia Oct 19, 1997

Michael Palin lands on Cape Horn, parties on Chiloé, visits Santiago, the Juan Fernández Islands and La Paz, and crosses the Andes by a train which is derailed.

EP8 Bolivia and Peru Oct 26, 1997

Michael Palin takes a reed boat on Lake Titicaca in the Andes, before an 1,000 mile journey along the Urubamba river to the Amazon.

EP9 Peru and Colombia Nov 02, 1997

From a canoe in the Peruvian rainforest, Michael Palin visits Machiguenga Indian villages in one of remotest spots on planet. He then he sails down Amazon on a restored riverboat.

EP10 Mexico, USA, Canada and Alaska Nov 09, 1997

Michael Palin travels from Mexico City to the Diomede Islands where his trek began. He meets up with illegal immigrants in Mexico, cruises San Francisco's gay scene and visits Alcatraz.
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Released: 31 August 1997 Ended
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Country: United Kingdom
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Official Website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00tcl80
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Michael Palin travels to 18 countries around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.

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