Flying to the Ends of the Earth

Released: 2015-08-03

Runtime: 47 minutes

Episode Overview

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.

Series Overview

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.