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The Best Episodes of Sahara with Michael Palin

Every episode of Sahara with Michael Palin ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Sahara with Michael Palin!

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Sahara with Michael Palin Season 1 Episode 1 - A Line in the Sand
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - A Line in the Sand

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    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Palin

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  2. Sahara with Michael Palin Season 1 Episode 2 - Destination Timbuktu
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Destination Timbuktu

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Palin

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  3. Sahara with Michael Palin Season 1 Episode 3 - Absolute Desert
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Absolute Desert

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Palin

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  4. Sahara with Michael Palin Season 1 Episode 4 - Dire Straits
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - Dire Straits

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Palin

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Best Episodes Summary

"A Line in the Sand" is the best rated episode of "Sahara with Michael Palin". It scored 7/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Michael Palin, it aired on 10/13/2002. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Destination Timbuktu".