Pole to Pole (book)

Book by Michael Palin

First edition (published by BBC Books)

Pole to Pole is a book written by Michael Palin to accompany his BBC television series Pole to Pole.

## Book contents

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The book follows the journey he undertook for the BBC series. It consists of text by Palin and many photographs, most of them taken by Basil Pao, the stills photographer who was part of the expedition team.[1]

The book chronicles the journey in five chapters:

* The North Pole to Tallinn – The Arctic, Greenland, Norway, Finland, USSR
* Tallinn to Port Said – USSR, Turkey, Rhodes, Cyprus, Egypt
* Port Said to Nairobi – Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya
* Nairobi to Cape Town – Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa
* Cape Town to the South Pole – South Africa, Chile, Antarctica

The demonstration of the Coriolis effect in Kenya was, apparently, a clever hoax.[2]

## Audio edition

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This book is available as an audiobook, read by Michael Palin. There are two versions available. The abridged version lasts 5 hours, 40 minutes and the unabridged version 10 hours, 15 minutes.

## Photograph book

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Basil Pao produced an accompaniment called Pole to Pole – The Photographs.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Palin's Travels: The North Pole, Pole to Pole, Day 1".
2. ^ Bad Coriolis
3. ^ "Explore the British Library".

## External links

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* Full text of the book on Michael Palin's official website.

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Michael Palin's trips

TV series|

* Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin (1989)
* Pole to Pole with Michael Palin (1992)
* Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997)
* Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure (1999)
* Sahara with Michael Palin (2002)
* Himalaya with Michael Palin (2004)
* Michael Palin's New Europe (2007)
* Around the World in 20 Years (2008)
* Brazil with Michael Palin (2012)
* Michael Palin in North Korea (2018)
* Michael Palin: Into Iraq (2022)
* Michael Palin in Nigeria (2024)

Books|

* Around the World in 80 Days
* Pole to Pole
* The Photographs
* Full Circle
* The Photographs
* Hemingway Adventure
* Sahara
* Inside Sahara
* Himalaya
* Inside Himalaya
* New Europe
* Brazil
* North Korea Journal
* Michael Palin: Into Iraq

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