Himalaya
Michael Palin's 2000-mile journey along a mountain rainge of mystery, adventure and challenge."It was a great adventure, in busy, lively cities, beautiful countryside, and amongst magnificent peaks, glaciers, snow-fields and isolated spectacular villages. From the highest point of the journey, just over 18,000 feet to the lowest, floating out into the sunset on the Bay of Bengal, the scenery is breathtaking, but, as usual, it's the people we meet along the way - who really make the journey amazing."Michael PalinMichael Palin's sixth televised international journey takes him to the Himalaya (Sanskrit for "The Abode of Snow"), a mighty and majestic region of Asia. His extraordinary journey takes him through Afghanistan, across India to the base of Mount Everest and the onto the Bhutanese capital before arriving in the Bay of Bengal. Along the way, he encounters fascinating inhabitants of the mountain range - including the Dalai Lama, the Bhutanese Royal Family and the once feared head hunting tribe of the Konyak.
Beginning at the Khyber Pass, Michael Palin takes the Khyber steam railway through the North-West Frontier Province, home of the Pathan people, a fierce race who live by the philosophy of hospitality and revenge.
Michael Palin has reached the second highest mountain in the world, K2 (8,611m), but there is no passage to India here. A high-level stand-off between the Pakistani and Indian armies means that he has to detour south into the Punjab to the only official crossing point between the two countries.
Michael hikes the Himalaya foothills in Nepal.
Leaving Everest Base Camp,Michael Palin takes the high road to Lhasa to see for himself what the Chinese have done to Tibet. From the Potala Palace to the great monasteries of Tashilunpo and Sera, he sees that religion is once again tolerated, while at the same time the old Tibetan centre of the city is being torn down and replaced with modern Chinese shopping malls and nightclubs.
Following the Yangtze River along Tiger Leaping Gorge into Yunnan in South West China, Michael Palin reaches the easternmost end of the Himalayas. At Lugu Lake he is the guest of the celebrated Mosuo singer Namu, who explains the intricacies of the matrilineal Mosuos' walking marriage where the women pick and choose their lovers at will.
In the remote Kingdom of Bhutan, Michael Palin finds himself back in the land of yaks for a last look at the high Himalaya. Passing Tiger's Nest Monastery, Michael treks towards the Base Camp of Chomolhari where he meets Dorji, a nomad with a penchant for yak songs.
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Michael Palin | Self - Presenter and Narrator |
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The Dalai Lama | Self |
| Director | John-Paul Davidson |
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| Roger Mills |
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| Writer | Michael Palin | |
| Producer | Roger Mills, John-Paul Davidson, Steve Abbott, Tom Archer, Anne James | |
| Musician | David Ferguson, Dave Howman, Andre Jacquemin | |
| Photography | Nigel Meakin | |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
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| Nr Discs | 3 |
| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Regions | Region 2 | Region 4 |
| Purchased | On Dec 04, 2004 |
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| Watched | |
| Index | 1945 |
| Added Date | Sep 08, 2015 20:45:52 |
| Modified Date | Sep 17, 2020 12:18:25 |
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