Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 DaysStream It

Arabian Frights

Palin arrives in Egypt, only to find difficulty getting a train to Cairo. When in the capital, he attends a local soccer match and appears in a cameo role in an Egyptian film. After seeing the Pyramids in Giza and riding a camel sharing his name, Palin runs into trouble when a ship he was supposed to board develops engine issues and cannot run. Even though he is able to board a ferry getting out of the city of Suez, he misses a key connection that would have taken him to Muscat. As a last ditch effort to save the journey, Palin (however, only he) is allowed to drive across Saudi Arabia to Dubai.
Aired: Oct 18, 1989 Genre: DocumentaryCasts: Michael Palin Don Bannerman Chris Collins Basil Pao Terry Gilliam David Powers Terry Jones Alan WhickerProducers:Duration: 50m Rating: 0 Country: United Kingdom Production: BBC
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