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Best Episodes of Sahara with Michael Palin
Dire Straits
S1 Ep4
8.3
3rd Nov 2002
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.
Worst Episodes of Sahara with Michael Palin
Destination Timbuktu
S1 Ep2
6.4
20th Oct 2002
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 Dogon people of West Africa introduce Michael to some of their origin myths, and a trip down the River Niger turns out to be far from plain sailing.
Sahara with Michael Palin Episode Guide
A Line in the Sand
S1 Ep1
7.9
13th Oct 2002
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 people help him to negotiate the harsh, rugged terrain and guide him south to the Mauritanian border.
Destination Timbuktu
S1 Ep2
6.4
20th Oct 2002
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 Dogon people of West Africa introduce Michael to some of their origin myths, and a trip down the River Niger turns out to be far from plain sailing.
Absolute Desert
S1 Ep3
7.0
27th Oct 2002
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 through the rubble that is 21st century Timbuktu to find the Imam who shows him original astronomical textbooks that predate Galileo's discoveries by 200 years.
Dire Straits
S1 Ep4
8.3
3rd Nov 2002
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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The best rated episodes of Sahara with Michael Palin are:
Dire Straits S1E4 rated 8.3
The lowest rated episodes of Sahara with Michael Palin are:
Destination Timbuktu S1E2 rated 6.4
The first episode of Sahara with Michael Palin aired on October 13, 2002.
The last episode of Sahara with Michael Palin aired on November 03, 2002.
There are 4 episodes of Sahara with Michael Palin.