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Full Circle with Michael Palin(TV show/series, 1997)

50min per episode | Genre: Documentary

Mini series in 1 season with 10 episodes

Full Circle with Michael PalinRating: 3.7/5 (with 8 votes)
Full Circle with Michael Palin is a 10-part 1997 documentary television series, first broadcast on BBC One in 1997. Presented by Michael Palin, Full Circle was the third of a series of programmes in which Palin made and documented lengthy journeys. The first was Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin, a 7-part series first broadcast in 1989, and the second was Pole to Pole with Michael Palin, an 8-part series first broadcast in 1992. The series documented a 245-day, 50,000-mile (80,000 km) trip taken by Palin and a film crew around the rim of the Pacific Ocean in 1995 and 1996, beginning on the Diomede Islands between Alaska and Russia in the Bering Strait. The intent was to make the full anti-clockwise trip around the Pacific Rim and end up back on the Diomede Islands, but due to rough weather, he was unable to actually set foot back on the Islands again at the end of his journey, bringing him within two miles ... ()
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About Full Circle with Michael Palin

Michael Palin travels to 18 countries around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.

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Full Circle with Michael Palin Seasons and Episodes

08/31/1997Miniseries - 10 episodes
#1 | 08/31/1997Alaska and Russia
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.
#2 | 09/14/1997Japan and Korea
In this episode Michael Palin samples the oddity of Oriental life while passing through Japan and South Korea.
#3 | 09/21/1997China
Michael Palin enters China by boat from Korea. He visits the cities of Qingdao and Shanghai and takes a local steamer down the Yangtze.
#4 | 09/28/1997Vietnam and the Philippines
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.
#5 | 10/05/1997Borneo and Java
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.
#6 | 10/12/1997Australia and New Zealand
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.
#7 | 10/19/1997Chile and Bolivia
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.
#8 | 10/26/1997Bolivia and Peru
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.
#9 | 11/02/1997Peru and Colombia
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.
#10 | 11/09/1997Mexico, USA, Canada and Alaska
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.
?Specials - 2 episodes

Additional Information

Official websites:
Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 4 languages: Bulgarian (BG), English (EN), Hungarian (HU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 08/31/1997
Last episode released on: 11/09/1997
Creator: Michael Palin
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Rund um den Pazifik"
Keywords: pacific, travel

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:1502, Added: 05/11/2018, Last updated: 03/30/2024