Starring: Michael Palin (Pres/Narr)

If the idea - a trek from the North to South Pole travelling along the 30 degree east line of longitude - was simplicity in itself, the actual journey proved to be quite the opposite. It was a fitting challenge for the man who travelled "Around the World in 80 Days". This adventure was to prove longer, harder and far more dangerous. Using every conceivable mode of transport - trains, trucks, ships, rafts, skidoos, buses, barges, bicycles and balloons - Michael Palin and his crew passed through 17 countries and filmed for five months. What you see is what they saw - warts, bedbugs and all.

DVD Extras: Interview with Michael Palin.

Michael Palin's second challenge is to travel from the North to the South Pole

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