8.5/1084 votes#1 - Alaska and Russia
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/31/1997
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/1083 votes#2 - Japan and Korea
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/14/1997
In this episode Michael Palin samples the oddity of Oriental life while passing through Japan and South Korea.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/1081 votes#3 - China
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/1997
Michael Palin enters China by boat from Korea. He visits the cities of Qingdao and Shanghai and takes a local steamer down the Yangtze.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1080 votes#4 - Vietnam and the Philippines
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/1997
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1080 votes#5 - Borneo and Java
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/5/1997
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1082 votes#6 - Australia and New Zealand
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/1997
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1081 votes#7 - Chile and Bolivia
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/19/1997
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/1080 votes#8 - Bolivia and Peru
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/26/1997
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1079 votes#9 - Peru and Colombia
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/2/1997
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1080 votes#10 - Mexico, USA, Canada and Alaska
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/9/1997
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
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Michael Palin travels to 18 countries around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.
Genre:Documentary
Network:BBC One
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Alaska and Russia" is the best rated episode of "Full Circle with Michael Palin" season 1. It scored 8.5/10 based on 84 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/31/1997. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Japan and Korea".