Ranked #4 of 4 in Season 1•−0.2 vs season avg
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
Michael Palin
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Michael Palin
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John-Paul Davidson
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"Absolute Desert" is episode 3 of Sahara with Michael Palin season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 32 votes, ranking #4 of 4 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by John-Paul Davidson and written by Michael Palin, it aired on October 27, 2002.
