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Full Circle with Michael Palin : Season 1
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Air date: 30 Aug '97 - 10 episodesMichael Palin travels to 18 countries around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.
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List of Episodes (10)
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Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997)
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1. Alaska and Russia
31 Aug '97Michael 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.
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Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997)
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2. Japan and Korea
14 Sep '97In this episode Michael Palin samples the oddity of Oriental life while passing through Japan and South Korea.
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Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997)
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3. China
21 Sep '97Michael Palin enters China by boat from Korea. He visits the cities of Qingdao and Shanghai and takes a local steamer down the Yangtze.
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Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997)
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4. Vietnam and the Philippines
28 Sep '97Michael 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.
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5. Borneo and Java
05 Oct '97From 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.
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Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997)
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6. Australia and New Zealand
12 Oct '97Michael 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.
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Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997)
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7. Chile and Bolivia
19 Oct '97Michael 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.
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Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997)
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8. Bolivia and Peru
26 Oct '97Michael Palin takes a reed boat on Lake Titicaca in the Andes, before an 1,000 mile journey along the Urubamba river to the Amazon.
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Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997)
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9. Peru and Colombia
02 Nov '97From 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.
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Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997)
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10. Mexico, USA, Canada and Alaska
09 Nov '97Michael 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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