Michael Palin in Full circle brings us his most ambitious expedition to date. Travelling for almost a year through the 18 countries which border the Pacific Ocean, he encounters some of the most politically volaitile and physically demandind places on Earth. Palin scales mountains, plunges down gorges, crosses glaciers and dodges icebergs as he ventures around the perimeter of the world's largest ocean in this spectacular journey of contrasts, drama and beauty.