If the idea - a trek from the North to the South Pole travelling along the 30 degree East line of longitude - was simplicity itself, the actual journey proved to be quite the opposite. Using every conceivable mode of transport 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.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
303510
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Voyages around the world
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Television → Television programs
Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)