Flying To The Ends Of The EarthS1 Ep1 - The Himalayas

Former Royal Marine Arthur Williams took up flying to rediscover his spirit of adventure after he was paralysed in an accident. In this three-part series, he flies to some of the remotest parts of the planet to find out how people survive and thrive in places only a plane can reach. This episode, Arthur heads to Nepal to see how small aircraft are transforming the nation's way of life, meeting a family whose fortunes are about to be transformed by the arrival of a major airstrip, and joining the air-traffic controllers overseeing Lukla airport's hazardous landing strip.

Flying To The Ends Of The Earth was broadcast on SBS ONE at Tuesday 9 January 2018, 06:30. This episode was initially placed on Monday 7 March 2016.