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The Best Episodes of Full Circle with Michael Palin Season 1

Every episode of Full Circle with Michael Palin Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Full Circle with Michael Palin Season 1!

Michael Palin travels to 18 countries around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.
Genre:Documentary
Network:BBC One
Episodes
10
Avg. Rating
8.2
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
8.5
8.5
8.4

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 86 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".

  • Alaska and Russia
    8.5/10(86)

    #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

  • Japan and Korea
    8.5/10(85)

    #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

  • China
    8.4/10(82)

    #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

  • Vietnam and the Philippines
    7.8/10(81)

    #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

  • Borneo and Java
    7.7/10(81)

    #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

  • Australia and New Zealand
    8.3/10(83)

    #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

  • Chile and Bolivia
    8.3/10(82)

    #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

  • Bolivia and Peru
    8.4/10(81)

    #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

  • Peru and Colombia
    8.1/10(80)

    #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

  • Mexico, USA, Canada and Alaska
    8.0/10(81)

    #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