Michael Palin - Full Circle (1997)
BBC

Description

From Michael Palin and the team that brought you Around the World in 80 Days and Pole to Pole comes the most ambitious journey every undertaken for a television series - 50,000 miles of adventure and humour-packed incident which attempts a complete circle around the world's largest ocean. Michael sets off from Diomede, in the Bering Strait, and hopes to return there one year later via Russia, Japan, Korea, China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Borneo, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand and the whole length of the Americas. But right from the start things don't go to plan...

Tags

Travel, Adventure, Pacific Ocean

Collected reviews and ratings

9.0 Amazon (UK) user reviews

What makes Michael Palin's trips so special is the enthusiasm, wit and charm he brings to the endeavor. Plus the ability of the crew to find extremely interesting people for Michael to talk to and very interesting activities for him to sample. And the whole thing is beautifully photographed, making you want to visit the various places yourself.
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9.0 DVD Talk | Bill Gribon

Nothing beats crossing the continents from the comfort of your laziest lounge chair, and when you toss in the proverbial wit of Michael Palin, something like Full Circle can do little except succeed.
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8.0 New York Times | Walter Goodman

Although not as funny as he was in his Monty Python days, he keeps a sense of humor about himself and the incidental information he picks up along the way.
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7.0 PopMatters.com | Stuart Henderson

There is little doubt that Palin makes for a wonderful travel companion. He is affable and quite happy to embarrass himself in the pursuit of adventure and experience.
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