First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Michael Palin explores former Eastern Bloc countries. He travels from the Slovenian alps along the coast of Croatia, into Bosnia and Serbia, and then sails to Albania. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Michael Palin explores eastern Europe. He takes a trek up the Rila Mountains in Bulgaria, where he joins the summer solstice celebrations of the White Brotherhood sect. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Michael Palin journeys from Transdniester to the rolling hills of Moldova, across the Carpathian Mountains of northern Romania and through Transylvania to the Danube. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC One ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD
Michael Palin explores former Eastern Bloc countries. On a journey from Budapest to Yalta, he is engulfed in a swimming pool and shows what he can do on a catwalk. Show more
Michael Palin explores the countries once hidden behind the Iron Curtain. He samples the distinctive cultures of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, and visits Kaliningrad. Show more
Michael Palin explores former Iron Curtain countries. He travels through Poland, from Gdansk on the Baltic to the Slovakian border south of the Tatra Mountains. Show more
Michael Palin explores former Iron Curtain countries. He visits a mime school in the Czech Republic, has a pedalo ride in Prague and ends his trip on the Baltic coast. Show more