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Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997)

August. 31,1997

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Full Circle with Michael Palin

Michael Palin travels to 18 countries around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.

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Full Circle with Michael Palin

1997

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Michael Palin travels to 18 countries around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 1997

10 Episode

Episode 1 - Alaska and Russia

August. 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.

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Episode 2 - Japan and Korea

September. 14,1997

In this episode Michael Palin samples the oddity of Oriental life while passing through Japan and South Korea.

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Episode 3 - China

September. 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.

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Episode 4 - Vietnam and the Philippines

September. 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.

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Episode 5 - Borneo and Java

October. 05,1997

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.

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Episode 6 - Australia and New Zealand

October. 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.

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Episode 7 - Chile and Bolivia

October. 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.

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Episode 8 - Bolivia and Peru

October. 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.

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Episode 9 - Peru and Colombia

November. 02,1997

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.

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Episode 10 - Mexico, USA, Canada and Alaska

November. 09,1997

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.

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Michael Palin travels to 18 countries around the rim of the Pacific Ocean.