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Sahara with Michael Palin

Sahara with Michael Palin

Sahara with Michael Palin

2002 1 Seasons 4 Episodes ⭐ 7.5 Documentary

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

A Line in the Sand

Michael lands at Tangier in Morocco after crossing the Straits of Gibraltar, and passes through the High Atlas mountains

EP 2

Destination Timbuktu

After a brief stopover in cosmopolitan Senegal, Michael endures two nights aboard the train to Bamako, where he meets up

EP 3

Absolute Desert

Michael reaches Timbuktu along with a camel train carrying the giant salt blocks that made the city one of the greatest

EP 4

Dire Straits

Michael arrives at the border of Niger and Algeria, the most desolate crossing, and then turning north Michael passes th

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Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Self - Presenter