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Michael Palin: Sahara
- Narrated by: Michael Palin
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
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Michael Palin's epic voyages have seen him circumnavigate the globe, travel from the North to the South Pole, and circle the countries of the Pacific Ocean, but perhaps the greatest single challenge he has faced is his latest: a crossing of the vast and merciless Sahara Desert. As the journey unfolds, the Sahara reveals not only the emptiness of endless sand dunes, but a huge and diverse range of cultures and landscapes, and a long history of civilisation, trade, commerce, and conquest.
He walks with nomadic herders and rides with a camel caravan through Niger, scales the Hoggar Mountains and flies into the oilfields of Algeria, before investigating Colonel Gaddafi's Libya and the stunning classical remains of Tunisia, where Life of Brian was filmed and Palin crucified. This is Michael Palin, explorer-adventurer, at his hard-pressed best.
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- alan rhodes
- 15-10-22
Very enlightening
I shall rewatch the series now as this was very informative and interesting. Mike is an excellent presenter and writer .
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- Angela mass
- 23-02-19
Fantastic
Great storyteller, another brilliant listen from Mr Palin, have the whole collection now.
Thankyou very much..
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- Mrs M-C
- 05-03-19
Classic Palin
This is another wonderful book, well narrated, by Michael Palin. Highly recommended. Another classic book that everyone should listen too.
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- Shakin' Stevens
- 24-03-21
escapism
I love these Palin travel books, honest, authentic, whitty and moving. The world has changed, but Palin's progressive style still represents escapism.
It always seems that those who have least give most.
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- GNcsh
- 14-07-22
Palin for PM
Utterly brilliant book from a true national treasure. Far deeper insights than we got from the TV show of the same name. Impossible not to lose yourself in Michael’s wonderful travels across the Sahara.
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- Ruth
- 27-09-20
Another First-class Adventure
Michael Palin has again read an excellent travel adventure. He is always a good companion to have on this journey through the Sahara.
A most enjoyable listen.
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- J. Buchan
- 28-01-23
The Master
As always a fantastic travelogue from Palin. His genuine interest shines through even in some scary and dangerous places. Wit,observation and a lovely turn of phrase on every page.
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- N J.
- 25-01-23
Wonderful account of Saharan Travel
Another fantastic travel account from Michael Palin. I remember the tv series being fantastic and also have a number of his other travel books so thought I’d give this audio book a go. It was definitely worth it, narrated by Palin himself which helps bring the story to life. This book superbly narrates his travels and provides context to the areas in which he travels including the impact of colonial ‘rule’ in these areas into the late 20th Century. Highly recommended.
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- Gregory Jones
- 07-04-20
Better than the documentary
I recommend all of Palin's travel documentaries and books - but of them all, Sahara is the one where I can confidently say that I prefer the book over the documentary. The documentary series was good but unfortunately too short. This book therefore provides substantially more detail and personal insight, and lets you appreciate the epic scale and challenge of this journey. Another thing I like about Sahara is that many of the places visited are still largely obscure and difficult to access (more so than most of Palin's journeys), giving more opportunity to learn about little-known places. Palin's narration is great, as always.
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- Anonymous User
- 20-06-22
A hard magical journey
Softened by Palin’s wonderful narration (much better than in the TV series), he manages to convey the beauty of the places we see in the documentary - but he can’t beat the photography. Nevertheless a great listen.
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