Pole to Pole with Michael Palin

In 1991, Mr. Palin decides to cross the globe from pole to pole by following the 30th meridian. He recounts his six months of travel through 25 countries, punctuated by numerous adventures and encounters: he takes part in a Sufi ceremony in Sudan, goes white-water rafting on the Zambezi River, runs into Father Christmas in Scandinavia, meets gold prospectors in Norway, or comes across a Lenin look-alike in Leningrad.