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Pole To Pole: Crossing The Line

In the old Ethiopian capital of Gondar Palin visits the former home of Emperor Haile Selassie, as well as his pet lion. From there he visits Lake Tana where he learns that one of his guides in Kenya has taken ill. Then it is on to the current capital of Addis Ababa, where Palin sees communist symbols being destroyed. He also witnesses a peaceful demonstration turn violent. After a couple of hitchhiking rides he arrives at the Kenya border. He then journeys to Larata and the school where part of the movie The Missionary was filmed. As a gift he gives the school the inflatable globe he used in Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days. In Nairobi he prepares himself for a safari, where he later takes time out to chat with some hippopotamuses.

English
  • Originally Aired November 18, 1992
  • Runtime 420 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-PG
  • Network BBC One
  • Created July 5, 2011 by
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Name Type Role
Clem Vallance, Roger Mills Director