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Michael Palin’s Himalaya: Journey of a Lifetime

This special episode sees Michael revisit his fifth travel series – Himalaya. For Michael, this epic journey across the world’s highest mountain range is the fulfilment of boyhood dreams inspired by the 1953 ascent of Everest by Hillary and Tensing. Beginning in the famous Khyber Pass, he travels through Pakistan and India and ascends into Nepal and Tibet to reach Everest base camp itself, before venturing into the mountain kingdom of Bhutan. But Michael’s journey isn’t all about scaling peaks – it’s also about finding out what life is like for the people who live in some of the harshest environments on Earth. He is curious to see countries that were cut off by the mountains for centuries and that have developed their own distinct cultures and ways of survival, to discover the different ways that religion influences society here, and to meet the hardy inhabitants of the mountains.

English suomi
  • Originally Aired December 20, 2020
  • Runtime 89 minutes
  • Production Code m000qrr9
  • Network BBC Two
  • Notes Is a season finale
  • Created December 22, 2020 by
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  • Modified March 23, 2023 by
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Name Type Role
Michael Palin Writer
Levison Wood Guest Star
Ade Adepitan Guest Star