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Full Circle with Michael Palin

Full Circle with Michael Palin

1997 - 1997

Alaska and Russia

31st August 1997
Episode 1
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.

Japan and Korea

14th September 1997
Episode 2
In this episode Michael Palin samples the oddity of Oriental life while passing through Japan and South Korea.

China

21st September 1997
Episode 3
Michael Palin enters China by boat from Korea. He visits the cities of Qingdao and Shanghai and takes a local steamer down the Yangtze.

Vietnam and the Philippines

28th September 1997
Episode 4
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.

Borneo and Java

5th October 1997
Episode 5
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.

Australia and New Zealand

12th October 1997
Episode 6
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.

Chile and Bolivia

19th October 1997
Episode 7
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.

Bolivia and Peru

26th October 1997
Episode 8
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.

Peru and Colombia

2nd November 1997
Episode 9
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.

Mexico, USA, Canada and Alaska

9th November 1997
Episode 10
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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Director
Roger Mills
Writer
Michael Palin
Documentary

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

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