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The Best Episodes of Pole to Pole

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The Best Episodes of Pole to Pole

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...

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    #1 - Cold Start

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    The first leg takes Michael Palin from the North Pole to the gates of Russia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #2 - Russian Steps

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - Mediterranean Maze

    S1:E3

    Palin travels from Istanbul to Aswan on the Nile.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #4 - Shifting Sands

    S1:E4

    In this part of the journey Michael Palin crosses the Sudan. He crosses the Nubian desert in the north of the country and traverses a region ravaged by drought, poverty, famine and civil war. Unable to follow the line of 30 degrees east, he is forced to take a route along the border with Northern Ethiopia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - Crossing the Line

    S1:E5

    Having struggled through the Sudan, Michael Palin is now faced with the difficulty of getting across Ethiopia, where the armed remnants of the fallen dictator Mengistu's defeated army roam. He makes a dash to Addis Ababa with a military escort. He continues his journey to reach the Kenyan border and travels on to Lerata. He passes Mount Kenya, the significance of which is that now he has completed half of his journey.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - Plains and Boats and Trains

    S1:E6

    Michael Palin begins this week with a tented safari in a Kenyan game park. He travels via the Ngoronoro Crater and arrives at Lake Tanganyika.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #7 - Evil Shadow

    S1:E7

    In this week's episode, Michael crosses Zambia and Zimbabwe towards Johannesburg.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #8 - Bitter End

    S1:E8

    Michael Palin fails in his attempt to get a berth on board the SA "Agulhas" on its once yearly sail to the South Pole. The search is on to find some other way of reaching the South Pole, abandoning all self-imposed restraints such as following 30 degrees east or using only surface transport.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Cold Start" is the best rated episode of "Pole to Pole". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/21/1992. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Russian Steps".