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North by Northwest

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Michael Palin sets off on an epic journey through the rugged terrain of the Himalayas. First, he follows the Khyber Pass up to the mighty K2 mountain.

Intrepid adventurer Michael Palin embarks on an epic journey. He travels through Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province, starting on the Khyber Pass and ending five miles from K2 on the Pakistan/China border. He passes through Darra, visits a street dentist in Peshawar, goes bull racing with a Pakistani aristocrat and is almost trampled to death, and finally crosses over the Lowari Pass into the buffer state of Chitral.

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Thu 30 Jan 202502:30
BBC Four

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Credits

PresenterMichael Palin
ProducerRoger Mills

Broadcasts

  • Sun 3 Oct 200421:00
    BBC One London
  • Thu 13 Mar 200820:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 29 Jul 201219:00
    BBC Four
  • Tue 25 Mar 201414:25
    BBC Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland & England only
  • Tue 25 Mar 201415:00
    BBC Two Wales
  • Mon 11 Jul 201616:10
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Mon 8 Jan 201814:15
    BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
  • Sat 30 Jan 202120:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 31 Jan 202101:30
    BBC Four
  • Sat 3 Sep 202220:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 4 Sep 202202:35
    BBC Four
  • Sat 29 Apr 202320:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 30 Apr 202302:55
    BBC Four
  • Wed 13 Mar 202420:00
    BBC Four
  • Fri 15 Mar 202402:35
    BBC Four
  • Wed 29 Jan 202520:00
    BBC Four
  • Thu 30 Jan 202502:30
    BBC Four

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