Palin s text is fascinating for his warm witty comments on other cultures for his first hand viewing of dramatic political events and his wry commentary on his own adventures while traveling longitudinally from the North Pole to the South Pole. Includes hundreds of photos. The program Pole to Pole will be re-broadcast nationally on PBS in April 1995. Michael Palin undertakes a new challenge: to travel longitudinally from the North Pole to the South Pole. The result is a 141-day trek across seventeen countries on almost as many forms of transportation.