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Pole to Pole

Pole to Pole

★ 7.9/10•1992•50m•Documentary
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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.

StatusEnded
Runtime50m
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 21, 1992

Episodes

Episode 1 - Cold StartE150m

Cold Start

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

Oct 21, 1992

Episode 2 - Russian StepsE250m

Russian Steps

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

Oct 28, 1992

Episode 3 - Mediterranean MazeE350m

Mediterranean Maze

Palin travels from Istanbul to Aswan on the Nile.

Nov 4, 1992

Episode 4 - Shifting SandsE450m

Shifting 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.

Nov 11, 1992

Episode 5 - Crossing the LineE550m

Crossing 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.

Nov 18, 1992

Episode 6 - Plains and Boats and TrainsE650m

Plains 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.

Nov 25, 1992

Episode 7 - Evil ShadowE750m

Evil Shadow

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

Dec 2, 1992

Episode 8 - Bitter EndE850m

Bitter 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.

Dec 9, 1992

Actors

Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Self

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