Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime
Michael Palin has a nostalgic look back on five of his travel adventures - Around the World in 80 Days, Pole to Pole, Full Circle, Sahara and Himalaya.
- 2020-2021
- 1 season
- Documentary
Michael Palin has a nostalgic look back on five of his travel adventures - Around the World in 80 Days, Pole to Pole, Full Circle, Sahara and Himalaya.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2020
Episode 1
Around the World in 80 Days
43 mins
Michael revisits his first groundbreaking travel series, Around the World in 80 Days (1989), and how his travel adventures started.
Episode 2
Pole to Pole
43 mins
Michael looks at his second travel series, Pole to Pole (1992) and how it came about.
Episode 3
Full Circle
43 mins
Michael looks back at Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997), his epic journey around the pacific rim.
Episode 4
Sahara
43 mins
Michael revisits his fourth travel series, Saraha with Michael Palin (2002), a four episode trek round the Saraha desert.
Episode 5
Himalaya: Part 1
43 mins
Michael revisits his journey through the Himalaya, travelling through Pakistan, India and Nepal, meeting the Dalai Lama along the way.
Episode 6
Himalaya: Part 2
43 mins
Michael revisits Tibet and Yunnan in China, travelling through eastern India arriving in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan before ending the series in Bangladesh cruising down the Ganges into the Bay of Bengal.