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Pole to Pole(TV show/series, 1992)

50min per episode | Genre: Documentary

Mini series in 1 season with 8 episodes

Pole to PoleRating: 4.0/5 (with 9 votes)
Pole to Pole with Michael Palin is an eight-part television documentary travel series made for the BBC, and first broadcast on BBC1 in 1992. The presenter is Michael Palin, this being the second of Palin's major journeys for the BBC. The first was Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin, a 7-part series first broadcast on BBC One in 1989, and the third was Full Circle with Michael Palin, a 10-part series first broadcast on BBC One in 1997. The trip from the North Pole to the South Pole went via Scandinavia, the Soviet Union, parts of Europe, and through the heart of Africa. The intention was to follow the 30-degree east line of longitude, which would cover the most land. A last-minute diversion to Chile included South America in the series. Using aircraft as little as possible, the whole trip lasted 5½ months. The programme has been sold to many television stations around the world. It was also released on video... ()
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About Pole to Pole

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.

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Pole to Pole Seasons and Episodes

10/21/1992Miniseries - 8 episodes
#1 | 10/21/1992Cold Start
The first leg takes Michael Palin from the North Pole to the gates of Russia.
#2 | 10/28/1992Russian Steps
Second leg of the journey: Palin has 12 days to cross Russia and reach the port of Odessa.
#3 | 11/04/1992Mediterranean Maze
#4 | 11/11/1992Shifting Sands
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 civil war. Unable to follow the line of 30 degrees east, he is forced to take a route along the border with Northern Ethiopia.
#5 | 11/18/1992Crossing the Line
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 army roam. He makes a dash to Addis Ababa with a military escort. He continues his journey to reach the Kenyan border and travels on to Lerata. He passes Mount Kenya, the significance of which is that now he has completed half of his journey.
#6 | 11/25/1992Plains and Boats and Trains
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.
#7 | 12/02/1992Evil Shadow
In this week's episode, Michael crosses Zambia and Zimbabwe towards Johannesburg.
#8 | 12/09/1992Bitter End
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 Pole, abandoning all self-imposed restraints such as following 30 degrees east or using only surface transport.
?Specials - 1 episode

Additional Information

Official websites:
Production country: United Kingdom (UK)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 4 languages: English (EN), Hungarian (HU), Dutch (NL), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 10/21/1992
Last episode released on: 12/09/1992
Composer: Paddy Kingsland
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Pole to Pole with Michael Palin"

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