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Sahara (2002)

Michael revisits his fourth - and in some ways, most personal - travel series. Inspired by the apparent emptiness of the Sahara Desert as seen from a flight and by boyhood dreams of exploration, Michael sets off to find out what this ‘blank space’ contains. He is delighted and inspired by the societies he encounters there – nomads, refugees, artists. He also confronts some harsh realities – the effects of war, the migrant crisis and the rise of militant Islam. From Gibraltar, Michael looks across the Mediterranean to what is for him a mysterious land – north Africa.

English suomi
  • Originally Aired October 25, 2020
  • Runtime 59 minutes
  • Production Code m000nx4k
  • Network BBC Two
  • On Other Sites Official Website
  • Notes Is the series finale
  • Created December 21, 2020 by
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Name Type Role
Michael Palin Writer