Between 1989 and 2012, Palin appeared as a presenter in a series of travel programmes made for the BBC. It was after the veteran TV globetrotter Alan Whicker and journalist Miles Kington turned down presenting the first of these, Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin, that gave Palin the opportunity to present his first and subsequent travel shows. In 2018, he was hired by ITN Productions to present travel documentaries commissioned by Channel 5, with journeys to North Korea and Iraq completed by 2022.
between 1989 and 2012 palin appeared as a presenter in a series of travel programmes made for the bbc it was after the veteran tv globetrotter alan whicker and journalist miles kington turned down presenting the first of these around the world in 80 days with michael palin that gave palin the opportunity to present his first and subsequent travel shows in 2018 he was hired by itn productions to present travel documentaries commissioned by channel 5 with journeys to north korea and iraq completed by 2022