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1 season · 4 episodes total · ~4 per season.
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Sahara with Michael Palin
2002 1 seasons · 4 eps Arabic
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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. He travels to Morocco, Mauritania, Mali and beyond, across some of the harshest terrain on the planet.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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Cast
Michael Palin
Self - Presenter
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RUNTIME
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Short-form: under 10 episodes, so binge-completable in a weekend.
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RUNTIME
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Roughly 4 hours end-to-end — 1 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Premiered 2002 and has since ended.
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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CINEMA
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Show type: Miniseries.
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CAST
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Dialogue in Arabic, English.
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DIRECTOR
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Co-production across United Kingdom, Gibraltar.
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- Seasons
- 1
- Total episodes
- 4
- Avg episode length
- 60 min
- Premiered
- 2002-10-13
- Last aired
- 2002-11-03
- Languages
- Arabic, English
- Countries
- United Kingdom, Gibraltar
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