Basic Info

First Air: October 13, 2002

Rating: ⭐ 7.3/10 (13 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 4

Last Episode

Name: Dire Straits

Season: 1, Episode: 4

Air Date: 2002-11-03

Runtime: 60 min

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.

Videos

Sahara with Michael Palin (YouTube)

Sahara with Michael Palin

2002 1 seasons 4 episodes ⭐ 7.3/10 13 votes

Overview

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.