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  • Pole to Pole Plains and Boats and Trains (Season 1, Episode 6)
  • TV Episode | 49 min | Adventure, Documentary

Pole to Pole

Plains and Boats and Trains (Season 1, Episode 6)
TV Episode | 49 min | Adventure, Documentary
In Kenya Palin takes a hot-air balloon ride. On the ground he observes a lioness and her cubs up close. Then it is on to Tanzania, where he fulfills a lifelong dream by visiting the Ngorongoro Crater. In Dodoma he catches a train bound for...See moreIn Kenya Palin takes a hot-air balloon ride. On the ground he observes a lioness and her cubs up close. Then it is on to Tanzania, where he fulfills a lifelong dream by visiting the Ngorongoro Crater. In Dodoma he catches a train bound for the town of Kigoma. Palin then catches what is believed to be the world's oldest operating ferry - the MV Liemba down Lake Tanganyika to Mpulungu in Zambia. Written by Anonymous See less
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Director
Clem Vallance
Writer
Michael Palin
Producer
Clem Vallance
Composer
Paddy Kingsland
Editor
Alex Richardson
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 25, 1992
Release date
Nov 25, 1992 (United Kingdom)
Awards
Series awards
2 wins & 1 nomination

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