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Full Circle with Michael Palin

1997 1 season 10 eps

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S1 · E1 · Aug 31, 1997

Alaska and Russia 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.

8.2 · You

50 min

S1 · E2 · Sep 14, 1997

Japan and Korea Episode 2

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

8.2 · You

50 min

S1 · E3 · Sep 21, 1997

China 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.

8.1 · You

50 min

S1 · E4 · Sep 28, 1997

Vietnam and the Philippines 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.

7.7 · You

50 min

S1 · E5 · Oct 5, 1997

Borneo and Java 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.

7.6 · You

50 min

S1 · E6 · Oct 12, 1997

Australia and New Zealand 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.

8.0 · You

50 min

S1 · E7 · Oct 19, 1997

Chile and Bolivia 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.

8.0 · You

50 min

S1 · E8 · Oct 26, 1997

Bolivia and Peru 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.

8.1 · You

50 min

S1 · E9 · Nov 2, 1997

Peru and Colombia 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.

7.8 · You

50 min

S1 · E10 · Nov 9, 1997

Mexico, USA, Canada and Alaska 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.

7.8 · You

10 episodes in Season 1

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Full Circle with Michael Palin