Sahara with Michael Palin

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  • BBC One
  • Documentary Travel

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A Line in the Sand
Episode overview
Michael lands at Tangier in Morocco after crossing the Straits of Gibraltar, and passes through the High Atlas mountains after brief stops in Fez and Marrakesh. From here, the Sahawari .. show full overview
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Destination Timbuktu
Episode overview
After a brief stopover in cosmopolitan Senegal, Michael endures two nights aboard the train to Bamako, where he meets up with the renowned kora player Toumani Diabete. Meanwhile, the .. show full overview
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Absolute Desert
Episode overview
Michael reaches Timbuktu along with a camel train carrying the giant salt blocks that made the city one of the greatest centres of Islamic learning up until the 16th century. He wanders .. show full overview
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Dire Straits
Episode overview
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 .. show full overview