Name: Flying To The Ends Of The Earth
Released: 2015-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Arthur Williams

Flying To The Ends Of The Earth

TV Show · Documentary

In this documentary series, pilot and former Royal Marine Arthur Williams travels to remote parts of the world by air. Williams taught himself how to fly after an accident left him paralysed seven years ago. Feeding his spirit of adventure, the pilot decides to take some challenging routes to discover hidden lands only accessible by air travel. Three episodes capture footage of Williams' perilous journeys to the mountains of Nepal, the cliffs in Papua, and the outermost regions of the Australian Outback.

2015 · 46m

Starring Arthur Williams

Director Max Shapira

EPISODE 1

The Himalayas

Arthur flies to Nepal to see how small planes are transforming the nation's way of life. He joins a flight into Lukla's airport, the world's most dangerous airstrip, and meets the air traffic controllers overseeing the airport's hazardous landings.

46 min
EPISODE 2

Australia and Papua

Pilot Arthur Williams travels to the deserts of northern Australia, the islands of the Coral Sea and the jungles of Papua, where flying is the only way in and out.

46 min
EPISODE 3

Great Northern Wilderness

Arthur Williams flies into Canada's vast untamed wilderness. First he takes a flying boat upriver to grizzly bear country, then he hitches a lift with a supply place to Wekweeti, a Native American community in the far north with no road access.

45 min
EPISODE 4

Peru

Former marine Arthur Williams flies into Peru, a country five times the size of Britain. He crosses desert, mountains and jungle in search of the people who live in a country boasting some of the most extreme landscapes on earth.

47 min
EPISODE 5

South Pacific

Arthur Williams flies to the islands of the South Pacific. Flying into the luxury island retreat of Wadigi, part of the Fiji chain, Arthur meets Tracey Johnson, who has turned the island into a bolthole for celebrities and the super-rich.

47 min
EPISODE 6

Siberia

Former Royal Marine turned private pilot Arthur Williams discovers how dangerous flying to the ends of the Earth can be when he faces a helicopter crash in Serbia, one of the coldest regions on Earth.

46 min

Arthur Williams

Host
Max Shapira

Director
Tom Swingler

Producer
Alistair Pegg

Producer

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Flying To The Ends Of The Earth

Documentary

In this documentary series, pilot and former Royal Marine Arthur Williams travels to remote parts of the world by air. Williams taught himself how to fly after an accident left him paralysed seven years ago. Feeding his spirit of adventure, the pilot decides to take some challenging routes to discover hidden lands only accessible by air travel. Three episodes capture footage of Williams' perilous journeys to the mountains of Nepal, the cliffs in Papua, and the outermost regions of the Australian Outback.

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