The Product: There's no denying it - Michael Palin changed the face (and attitude) of TV travel programming forever. It's one of those unusual ideas that just should not have worked - a retired sketch comedian, part of a now mythic broadcast classic, stepping into shoes no one knew he owed (or enjoyed). But not only did he succeed, he practically reinventing the reality genre. Now, some seven series later, Palin has traversed the globe, gone from one end of the planet to the other, explored the Sahara and the Himalayans, and followed in the footsteps of Hemingway and traversed a post-millennial New European. One of his most unusual journeys consisted to circumnavigating the Pacific Rim, going Full Circle around the Earth, if you will. Now finally available in a Region 1 release from the BBC, this brilliant showcase suggests...
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