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Sahara with Michael Palin

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.

Release: 2002

Rating: 7.3

Status: Ended

Duration: 1h

Cast: Michael Palin

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Country: United Kingdom, Algeria, Gibraltar, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, Tunisia, Western Sahara