Pole to Pole

Data
Title: Pole to Pole with Michael Palin
Year: 1992
Network: BBC
Episodes: 8, at 50 minutes
Directors: Roger Mills, Clem Vallance
Writers: Michael Palin
Starring: Michael Palin
Music: Paddy Kingsland

My reaction
Synopsis: Palin travels from North Pole to South Pole via Russia and Africa, by ground whenever possible
How I saw it: online (streaming from Netflix), over the past few days
Concept: Good.
Story: Good.
Characters: Good.
Dialog: Great.
Pacing: Great.
Cinematography: Good.
Special effects/design: Indifferent. Although, that sort of thing is an insignificant part of the show.
Acting: Good.
Music: Indifferent.
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good). I had thought it wouldn't be as good as Around the World in 80 Days because he's not trying to beat a challenge. But traveling through the USSR and eastern Africa in 1991 is quite fascinating in a different sort of way: this time he's not racing against the clock - he's just trying to get through at all.
Objective Rating: 3.0/4 (Good).