Michael Palin
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Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes1997
Full Circle with Michael Palin
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Episode 150 min1997-08-31
Alaska 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.
Episode 250 min1997-09-14
Japan and Korea
In this episode Michael Palin samples the oddity of Oriental life while passing through Japan and South Korea.
Episode 350 min1997-09-21
China
Michael Palin enters China by boat from Korea. He visits the cities of Qingdao and Shanghai and takes a local steamer down the Yangtze.
Episode 450 min1997-09-28
Vietnam 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.
Episode 550 min1997-10-05
Borneo 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.
Episode 650 min1997-10-12
Australia 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.
Episode 750 min1997-10-19
Chile 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.
Episode 850 min1997-10-26
Bolivia 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.
Episode 950 min1997-11-02
Peru 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.
Episode 1050 min1997-11-09
Mexico, 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.