Pole to Pole - Season 1

Pole to Pole - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes8
DatesOct 21, 1992 - Dec 9, 1992

Episodes

Cold Start
Season 1Episode 150 min

Cold Start

Michael begins his journey with a perilous landing at the North Pole, continuing southwards with voyages across Scandinavia as he makes his way to Estonia and the Soviet Union.

Oct 21, 1992
Russian Steps
Season 1Episode 250 min

Russian Steps

Michael experiences life in the latter days of the Soviet Union as he travels from Leningrad to the port of Odessa, mere days before the 1991 coup in Moscow.

Oct 28, 1992
Mediterranean Maze
Season 1Episode 350 min

Mediterranean Maze

Arriving by ferry in Istanbul, Michael takes a Turkish bath before visiting Greece and Cyprus as he crosses the Mediterranean en route to Egypt, where he takes a boat up the Nile.

Nov 4, 1992
Shifting Sands
Season 1Episode 450 min

Shifting Sands

Civil war and poor conditions bring Michael to a near halt as he crosses Sudan, and it takes him over 24 hours to travel just 60 miles as he draws near the Ethiopian border.

Nov 11, 1992
Crossing the Line
Season 1Episode 550 min

Crossing the Line

Running badly behind schedule and far off-course, Michael travels from Ethiopia to Kenya. En route, he meets a lion, turns to hitchhiking and meets a hippo colony while on safari.

Nov 18, 1992
Plains and Boats and Trains
Season 1Episode 650 min

Plains and Boats and Trains

Michael flies a hot air balloon over one of Kenya's top game parks before heading on to Tanzania's Ngorongoro Crater and taking the world's oldest ferry to Zambia.

Nov 25, 1992
Evil Shadow
Season 1Episode 750 min

Evil Shadow

A Zambian witch doctor tells Michael that an "evil shadow" is over him. As bad fortune and tragedy dogs his journey to South Africa via Zimbabwe, Michael suspects it may be true.

Dec 2, 1992
Bitter End
Season 1Episode 850 min

Bitter End

Having missed his deadline to reach Antarctica, Michael abandons his original plan. Luckily a travel adventure company swoops in to save the expedition with a route through Chile.

Dec 9, 1992

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