August 31, 1997 • 50m
Michael Palin travels around the Pacific rim. He starts in the Diomede Islands in the Bering Strait, goes to see the Kodiak bear i...Read more
September 14, 1997 • 50m
In this episode Michael Palin samples the oddity of Oriental life while passing through Japan and South Korea.
September 21, 1997 • 50m
Michael Palin enters China by boat from Korea. He visits the cities of Qingdao and Shanghai and takes a local steamer down the Yangtze.
September 28, 1997 • 50m
Michael Palin visits Hanoi, takes a sampan on the Perfume River, witnesses psychic surgery, sees the Cu Chi tunnels, judges a beau...Read more
October 5, 1997 • 50m
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.
October 12, 1997 • 50m
Michael Palin reaches Australia where his activities include a cameo role in Home and Away. He also looks for sperm whales in New ...Read more
October 19, 1997 • 50m
Michael Palin lands on Cape Horn, parties on Chiloé, visits Santiago, the Juan Fernández Islands and La Paz, and crosses the Andes...Read more
October 26, 1997 • 50m
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.
November 2, 1997 • 50m
From a canoe in the Peruvian rainforest, Michael Palin visits Machiguenga Indian villages in one of remotest spots on planet. He t...Read more
November 9, 1997 • 50m
Michael Palin travels from Mexico City to the Diomede Islands where his trek began. He meets up with illegal immigrants in Mexico,...Read more