Sahara with Michael Palin(2002)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2002-10-13
Average Runtime: 1h 0m
Rating: 7.5
Votes: 15
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 4
In this four-part BBC documentary, former Monty Python funnyman and renowned globe-trotter Michael Palin sets off from Gibraltar to travel across the Sahara, his witty humor downplaying the hardships he faces along the arduous journey. He travels to Morocco, Mauritania, Mali and beyond, across some of the harshest terrain on the planet.
Keywords
africamountainmoroccosahara deserttraveldesertculture
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Season 1
Episodes: 4E01
A Line in the Sand
Air Date: 2002-10-13
Michael lands at Tangier in Morocco after crossing the Straits of Gibraltar, and passes through the High Atlas mounta...
E02
Destination Timbuktu
Air Date: 2002-10-20
After a brief stopover in cosmopolitan Senegal, Michael endures two nights aboard the train to Bamako, where he meets...
E03
Absolute Desert
Air Date: 2002-10-27
Michael reaches Timbuktu along with a camel train carrying the giant salt blocks that made the city one of the greate...
E04
Dire Straits
Air Date: 2002-11-03
Michael arrives at the border of Niger and Algeria, the most desolate crossing, and then turning north Michael passes...
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