Countries: United Kingdom, Svalbard & Jan Mayen Islands, Greenland, Norway, Finland, Soviet Union, Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Chile, Antarctica
Companies: BBC, A+E Studios
Network: BBC One
Michael Palin undertakes an epic journey of 23,000 miles, travelling from the North to the South Pole across 17 countries with a minimum of air travel, all on a tight deadline.