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.
| Title | Sahara with Michael Palin - Season 1 Episode 3 Absolute Desert |
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| Year | 2002 |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Studio | BBC One |
| Cast | Michael Palin |
| Crew | John-Paul Davidson (Director), Peter Meakin (Camera Operator), Roger Mills (Director), Elizabeth Parker (Original Music Composer), Nigel Meakin (Director of Photography) |
| Alternative Titles | BBC 撒哈拉, BBC：撒哈拉, 撒哈拉, Michael Palin: Sahara |
| Keyword | africa, mountain, morocco, sahara desert, travel, desert, culture |
| First Air Date | Oct 13, 2002 |
| Last Air date | Nov 03, 2002 |
| Season | 1 Season |
| Episode | 4 Episode |
| Runtime | 60:14 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb: | 7.30/ 10 by 13.00 users |
| Popularity | 3.312 |
| Language | Arabic, English |
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