Sahara with Michael Palin S01E03 - Absolute Desert

Episode Overview

Michael arrives in Timbuktu with a caravan transporting massive salt blocks that once established the city as a prominent hub of Islamic scholarship until the 16th century. As he explores the remnants of modern-day Timbuktu, he seeks out the Imam, who reveals ancient astronomical manuscripts that were created two centuries before Galileo's findings.

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