Michael Palin: Into Iraq

2022•1 series
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Follow Michael Palin as as he embarks on a 1000-mile odyssey, following the course of the great Tigris river from its source in eastern Turkey to the Persian Gulf. Most of his journey will be through Iraq, and Michael will visit Mosul and Erbil, before following the river to Tikrit. He then moves on to Baghdad, exploring bustling city life and the Green Zone. As he heads further south Michael sees the legendary sites of Babylon and Ur before completing his journey on the coast of Iraq.

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Episode 1Michael Palin: Into Iraq

Michael Palin embarks on an adventure into Iraq, a country he has never visited before. He boards a train in the spectacular, snow-capped mountains of Lake Hazar in eastern Turkey.

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Episode 2Michael Palin: Into Iraq

Michael continues his journey into the heart of Iraq as he makes his way towards Baghdad. He arrives in Kirkuk and the exact spot where the British discovered oil in 1927.

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Episode 3Michael Palin: Into Iraq

As Michael begins the final part of his journey into Iraq, he finds a local school in Baghdad and talks to the children about their lives.

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