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Pole to Pole
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.
1. Cold Start (49 mins)
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- Great Railway JourneysClive Anderson meets nomadic tribes, visits a Buddhist cave, and devours chicken feet.
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- Michael Portillo's 200 Years of the RailwaysThe journey that changed the world. Michael takes a trip back through rail history
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- India with Sanjeev BhaskarSanjeev Bhaskar begins his Indian journey in Mumbai, the nation's financial capital.
- Great Korean Railway JourneysRiding the rails through South Korea, tracing stories of resilience and reinvention
