Flying to the Ends of the Earth

10.0

2015•47m

Some of the planet’s most extraordinary and spectacular experiences are only accessible by air. In this epic new series, pilot and former Royal Marine Arthur Williams will fly us into some of the remotest parts of our planet to find out how people survive and thrive in places only the plane can reach. Arthur was paralysed in an accident seven years ago, but took up flying to rediscover his spirit of adventure. Now he’s going to brave tiny airstrips and outrageously dangerous flying conditions, all to reach the world’s most spectacular remote places.

Seasons

2 Episodes • Premiered 2015

1. The Himalayas

Arthur finds out how small planes are changing the way of life in the remotest parts of Nepal, from the short, steep runway at Everest, to families risking death to harvest Himalayan sex fungus.

2. Australia and Papua

Arthur meets a young couple running a Wales-sized Australian ranch, a family living on a Coral Sea desert island, and missionaries flying to villages on Papua that outsiders have only recently reached