Michael Palin in North Korea

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8:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Saturday 4 January

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Michael leaves Pyongyang and is put under the protection of armed guards as he is shown the Joint Security Area on the border with South Korea, where he has a tense exchange with a lieutenant from the Korean People's Army about the Korean War and the DPRK's nuclear weapons programme. He also travels to the east coast of the country and the seaside town of Wonsan, where he sees a massive tourist resort being constructed on the beach, although the nearby new international airport for an expected influx of passengers remains eerily empty