Pole to Pole

Season 1 Episode 5: Crossing the Line

Nov 18, 1992NR49m7.7

In the old Ethiopian capital of Gondar Palin visits the former home of Emperor Haile Selassie, as well as his pet lion. After a couple of hitchhiking rides he arrives at the Kenya border. In Nairobi he prepares himself for a safari, where...

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Cold Start

1. Cold Start

Aired: Oct 21, 1992

Palin begins at the North Pole, flying there on a small aeroplane fitted with...

Episode 2 Russian Steps

2. Russian Steps

Aired: Oct 28, 1992

Palin meets up with a Vladimir Lenin impersonator, witnesses a Russian Orthod...

Episode 3 Mediterranean Maze

3. Mediterranean Maze

Aired: Nov 4, 1992

Arriving by ferry to Istanbul, Turkey, Palin stays at the Pera Palas, where A...

Episode 4 Shifting Sands

4. Shifting Sands

Aired: Nov 11, 1992

Arriving in Wadi Halfa, Sudan, Palin boards a train bound for Khartoum, the c...

Episode 5 Crossing the Line

5. Crossing the Line

Aired: Nov 18, 1992

In the old Ethiopian capital of Gondar Palin visits the former home of Empero...

Episode 7 Evil Shadow

7. Evil Shadow

Aired: Dec 2, 1992

In Zambia Palin meets a witch doctor who tells him that he has an "evil shado...

Episode 8 Bitter End

8. Bitter End

Aired: Dec 9, 1992

Despite being unable to reach Antarctica via the Agulhas, all is not lost for...

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Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres:Adventure, Documentary