Brilliant stuff. I can't think of many better people than Palin to travel with!

Excellent.

More of the same, but in this case that's not at all a bad thing. As with the other series, this presentation is full of enlightening and fun little episodes, like Palin visiting a charity for dirt-poor kids in South America and letting them paint his face, and him in Japan meeting a comely young woman who claims to be the first ever Japanese Python fan. Nobody says or even hints at anything to this effect, but judging by that look on her face I'll bet she got, ah, extra extra friendly with him

Superior to all his other journeys, the longest and most interesting of them all: a journey through the countries around the largest ocean in the world. 7.5 hours of Michael Palin's humour, wit and charm and you just can't get enough of him. This almost forces you off the couch straight to the nearest travel agent, Beware!