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Sahara with Michael Palin (2002)

2002 GB 4 Seasons 142 Episodes

Documentary

Overview

Embarking on a remarkable expedition, Michael Palin, the beloved Monty Python veteran, traverses the Sahara in this captivating four-part BBC documentary. Starting from Gibraltar, he journeys through Morocco, Mauritania, and Mali, showcasing his signature humor as he navigates the challenges of one of Earth's most unforgiving landscapes. Palin's witty commentary lightens the mood, inviting viewers to experience both the beauty and brutality of the desert. With each episode, he reveals the rich cultures and resilient people inhabiting this vast region, making it an enlightening and entertaining adventure.

Cast

Michael Palin

Episodes

A Line in the Sand

Destination Timbuktu

Absolute Desert

Sidewalk Fisherman

The Violent Circle

No More Rumbles

Belvedere Tower

The Other Face of Goodness

Lady Bug, Lady Bug

Susquehanna 4-7598

And a Merry Christmas to the Force on Patrol

The Explosive Heart

Even Crows Sing Good

Burst of Passion

Goodbye, My Lady Love

One to Get Lost

Ten Cent Dreams

A Running of Bulls

Four Sweet Corners

A Little Piece of the Action

The Bloodhounds

The Scorpion Sting

Saw My Baby There

The Canvas Bullet

A Wood of Thorns

A Death of Princes

The Pedigree Sheet

A Succession of Heartbeats

Down the Long Night

To Walk In Silence

Killer with A Kiss

The Man Who Bit the Diamond In Half

Bullets Cost Too Much

Murder Is a Face I Know

Landscape with Dead Figures

A Hole in the City

The Well-Dressed Termite

The Day It Rained Mink

Button in the Haystack

Shoes for Vinnie Winford

The Deadly Guinea Pig

Vengeance Is a Wheel

The Fault in Our Stars

Tombstone for a Derelict

A Memory of Crying

New York to L.A.

A Very Cautious Boy

An Economy of Death

Make-Believe Man

To Dream Without Sleep

A Kettle of Precious Fish

Sweet Prince of Delancey Street

The Day the Island Almost Sank

Take Off Your Hat When a Funeral Passes

Dead on the Field of Honor

The Corpse Ran Down Mulberry Street

The Fingers of Henri Tourelle

A Wednesday Night Story

The Tragic Success of Alfred Tiloff

Which Is Joseph Creeley?

Show Me the Way to Go Home

The Hot Minerva

Requiem for a Sunday Afternoon

The Face of the Enemy

Portrait of a Painter

The Night the Saints Lost Their Halos

One of the Most Important Men in the Whole World

A Case Study of Two Savages

Let Me Die Before I Wake

To Walk Like a Lion

Today the Man Who Kills Ants Is Coming

A Run for the Money

The One Marked Hot Gives Cold

Without Stick or Sword

Lament for a Dead Indian

The Sweetly Smiling Face of Truth

...And If Any Are Frozen, Warm Them...

Strike a Statue

The Multiplicity of Herbert Konish

The King of Venus Will Take Care of You

The Rydecker Case

Memory of a Red Trolley Car

Goodbye Mama, Hello Auntie Maud

Hold for Gloria Christmas

Idylls of a Running Back

Daughter, Am I in My Father's House?

And By the Sweat of Thy Brow...

Kill Me While I'm Young So I Can Die Happy

Five Cranks for Winter... Ten Cranks for Spring

Go Fight City Hall

Torment Him Much and Hold Him Long

Make It Fifty Dollars and Add Love to Nona

A Horse Has a Big Head -- Let Him Worry!

Dust Devil on a Quiet Street

The Virtues of Madame Douvay

King Stanislaus and the Knights of the Round Table

Spectre of the Rose Street Gang

Don't Knock It Till You've Tried It

Her Life in Moving Pictures

Robin Hood and Clarence Darrow, They Went Out with Bow and Arrow

The Apple Falls Not Far from the Tree

Beyond This Place There Be Dragons

A Man Without a Skin

Bringing Far Places Together

The Highest of Prizes

Alive and Still a Second Lieutenant

Stop the Parade, a Baby Is Crying!

On the Battlefront, Every Minute Is Important

Howard Running Bear Is a Turtle

No Naked Ladies in Front of Giovanni's House!

Color Schemes Like Never Before

The S.S. American Dream

One, Two, Three, Rita Rakahowski

Golden Lads and Girls

Barefoot on a Bed of Coals