Season 1 – Sahara with Michael Palin

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Oct 2002

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Michael Palin explores nine countries and their cultures during a trek across the Sahara Desert.

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Michael Palin

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Roger Mills

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John-Paul Davidson

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Michael Palin

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Episode 1

Aired Oct 13, 2002

A Line in the Sand

Gibraltar; Straits to Tangier, Morocco; Polisario Front at a refugee camp in Tindouf.

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Episode 2

Aired Oct 20, 2002

Destination Timbuktu

Palin crosses into Senegal; Tabaski Festival in Djenne; trip up the Niger River to Tombouctou.

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Episode 3

Aired Oct 27, 2002

Absolute Desert

While in Tombouctou, Michael Palin learns how the nomadic traders mine salt, visits with the Wodaabe and attends the Cure Salle festival.

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Episode 4

Aired Nov 3, 2002

Dire Straits

Michael passes through the mountains of the Hoggar massif towards Libya, then heads for Tunis Algiers.

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Director: John-Paul Davidson
Screenwriter: Michael Palin
Network: BBC
Rating: TV-PG
Genre: Travel, Documentary
Original Language: British English
Release Date: Oct 13, 2002

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