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  • Actors: Michael Palin
  • Directors: Roger Mills
  • Writers: Michael Palin
  • Producers: Clem Vallance
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 3
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: 2 Entertain Video
  • DVD Release Date: 7 Jun 2004
  • Run Time: 560 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0001Y9YE8
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,063 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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…

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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Michael Palin's longest journey, 12 Dec 2005
By Rennie Petersen (Copenhagen, Denmark) - See all my reviews
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This trip is just so long and unusual that you can't help being intrigued and fascinated by it all. Ten months and 50,000 miles traveling through 18 countries all the way around the Pacific Ocean!

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.

Among some of the most interesting points on the trip are a wedding ceremony in South Korea, the Russian Gulag in Siberia, the CaoDai religion in Vietnam, Philippine women learning how to be foreign workers, lassoing camels in Australia, a French shaman in the Amazon valley, narcotics problems in Bogotá, and illegal immigrants from Mexico to the USA.

My only criticism is that the west coast of the USA and Canada got glossed over. I'm guessing that Michael Palin, after nine months of traveling, just wanted to get home.

The DVD version of this TV program consists of three discs. These discs contain the ten 45-minute episodes (7 1/2 hours) plus some extra material:

- a very interesting interview with Michael Palin (28 minutes)
- some scenes that didn't make it into the TV program (almost 50 minutes)
- a funny meeting with Eric Idle, with lots of inside jokes for Monty Python fans (8 minutes)

Even without the extra material I'd give these DVDs a "highly recommended" rating. The extra material, especially the interview with Michael Palin, makes it even more wonderful.

Note that there is also a beautiful and well-written book available that covers this trip - also highly recommended.

Rennie Petersen

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars ...Not a distant Second, but a Second nevertheless, 19 Sep 2003
This review is from: Full Circle - Michael Palin - [VHS] [1997] (VHS Tape)
I love Michael Palin and all his work - but while all his work is a must have for me, only for rating purpose, The Full Circle comes at a second place to Around the World and Pole to Pole. Oh I just loved it...the songs in Russia, the morning jog in Japan, the train journey in Vietnam - but I had a feeling that this series had two halves - one where Palin was journeying in Asia - and the rest of it. Till the time he gets to the end in Philippines, the journey had a smooth and wonderful pace about it. After that it is a bit hurried - a bit like a wonderful dish asked to be eaten in a hurry. He slows down a bit in Chile - but overall momentum is a bit fast and unrelenting.

But...other than actually taking this trip, this series provides the best joy you can get for a twenty quid.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A voyeuristic adventure from the comfort of your armchair, 26 Dec 2000
By estd2000@ic24.net (Norfolk, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Full Circle - Michael Palin - [VHS] [1997] (VHS Tape)
Michael Palin embarks on a truly epic journey around the Pacific rim. His travels begin in Canada and end, a year later, back where he began. Inbetween he takes you through such places as China, Vietnam, Australia, South and North America to name but a few. His gentle approach and off the cuff humour make this compulsive viewing and you feel as if you're with him every step of the way.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars This must be a great job to have
Michael Palin's travels are always watchable and 'Full Circle' is a voyage of truly epic proportions. You have to wonder if he ever gets homesick. Read more
Published 17 months ago by LXIX

5.0 out of 5 stars Vietnam, a recent perspective
This is tape 2 of the set called Full circle With Michael Palin. Similar to his trains documentary Michael travel around the Pacific Rim. Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2006 by bernie

4.0 out of 5 stars An epic from the modern day adventurer
OK, you've been around the world in 80 days, and you've travelled from the North Pole to the South Pole. Is there anything else that you can do? Read more
Published on 6 Dec 2004 by Mr. A. M. Bayliss

5.0 out of 5 stars Go the distance
After the great 80 days and Pole to Pole, Palin come back again with the 3rd of his wonderful travel series. This one really does have you wondering what will happen next. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2004 by fish_at_home

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved It
This is fantastic. I remember watching Pole To Pole in the 90's. Remembered vague bits, then the chance to buy this boxset came up. Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2004 by hayleyengland

5.0 out of 5 stars outstanding!
this is the most densly packed box set from palin's travels. he visits a plethora of fascinating places on the other side of the world. Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2004 by M. Mayer

4.0 out of 5 stars If I were off globetrotting, this is how I would do it!
If I were off globetrotting, this is how I would do it!
The third in the epic travel series undertaken by Michael Plain. Read more
Published on 20 Jul 2004 by zshamas

4.0 out of 5 stars Not all it could have been...
First of all, let me say, I have just finished watching this set of DVDs, and found them highly entertaining. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2004 by Mrs. Sally Watts

5.0 out of 5 stars travel facsination
Micheal's enjoyment of travel is really bought out in this series. After watching 'around the world in 80 days' and 'pole to pole' this is a real eye opener of the world. Read more
Published on 1 Mar 2002 by rj_simpson@hotmail.com

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but with some omissions
I have just finished watching the 3 tapes, which make up this set. I enjoyed it all, but there were some irritating details lefts out. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2001

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