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Sahara with Michael Palin

Sahara with Michael Palin

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.

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StatusEnded
Original NameSahara with Michael Palin
First Air DateOctober 13, 2002
Last Air DateNovember 3, 2002
Seasons1
Episodes4
Episode Runtime1h 0min
LanguageArabic, English
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited Kingdom, Algeria, Gibraltar, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, Tunisia, Western Sahara
Production CompaniesProminent TelevisionBBC
NetworksBBC One
S01E04

Dire Straits

Michael arrives at the border of Niger and Algeria, the most desolate crossing, and then turning north Michael passes through the mountains of the Hoggar massif before pausing in the oil and gas fields of central Algeria. Then onto Libya to attend the very last reunion of the Desert Rats of Tobruk, before turning west along the North Coast past deserted classical sites at Apollonia, Cyrene and Leptis Magna.

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