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				Pole to Pole			


			

				
Pole to Pole


				

					7.9											
							IMDb tt0103514
						
										1992										Documentary				


				
Michael Palin undertakes an epic journey of 23,000 miles, traveling from the North to the South Pole across 17 countries with a minimum of air travel, all on a tight deadline.

				

									

						
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Episodes							8
					

			


	

				
			

									Cold Start
								1
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				Cold Start
				50m				The first leg takes Michael Palin from the North Pole to the gates of Russia.			

		
				
			

									Russian Steps
								2
								
			

			

				Russian Steps
				50m				Second leg of the journey: Palin has 12 days to cross Russia and reach the port of Odessa.			

		
				
			

									Mediterranean Maze
								3
								
			

			

				Mediterranean Maze
				50m				Palin travels from Istanbul to Aswan on the Nile.			

		
				
			

									Shifting Sands
								4
								
			

			

				Shifting Sands
				50m				In this part of the journey Michael Palin crosses the Sudan. He crosses the Nubian desert in the…			

		
				
			

									Crossing the Line
								5
								
			

			

				Crossing the Line
				50m				Having struggled through the Sudan, Michael Palin is now faced with the difficulty of getting across Ethiopia, where…			

		
				
			

									Plains and Boats and Trains
								6
								
			

			

				Plains and Boats and Trains
				50m				Michael Palin begins this week with a tented safari in a Kenyan game park. He travels via the…			

		
				
			

									Evil Shadow
								7
								
			

			

				Evil Shadow
				50m				In this week's episode, Michael crosses Zambia and Zimbabwe towards Johannesburg.			

		
				
			

									Bitter End
								8
								
			

			

				Bitter End
				50m				Michael Palin fails in his attempt to get a berth on board the SA "Agulhas" on its once…			

		
			



			

		
		

			

	
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