Bhutan to Bay of Bengal
Michael Palin concludes his Himalayan trek by travelling from Bhutan through Bangladesh before finishing on a fishing boat in the Bay of Bengal.
In Bhutan, Palin finds himself back in the land of yaks for a last look at the high Himalaya. Trekking to Chomolhari base camp he meets a nomad with a penchant for yak songs before heading down to Paro to witness the Buddhist festival or Tsechu. In a bar in Thimphu, he discusses reincarnation and the pursuit of happiness with Benji and Khendum, two of the king's cousins, and en route to Bangladesh is taken by Benji to see the rare black-neck cranes.
On his journey south through Bangladesh, Michael visits the ship-breaking beaches of Chittagong and grid-locked Dhaka. He meets a man who made a fortune in Birmingham in the poultry business, and a woman who lends money only to women. On a 1920s paddle steamer he is serenaded with the words of Bengal's Shakespeare, and he completes his epic Himalayan journey aboard a fishing boat that carries him out into the Bay of Bengal and a westering sun.
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George Harrison
Bangla Desh
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Michael Palin |
Producer | John-Paul Davidson |
Director | John-Paul Davidson |
Producer | Roger Mills |
Director | Roger Mills |
Broadcasts
- Sun 7 Nov 2004 21:0091热爆 One London
- Thu 17 Apr 2008 20:00
- Sun 13 Jul 2008 20:00
- Sun 2 Sep 2012 19:00
- Mon 3 Sep 2012 02:10
- Tue 1 Apr 2014 15:4591热爆 Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Wed 20 Jul 2016 16:1091热爆 Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Fri 12 Jan 2018 14:1591热爆 Two Northern Ireland, Wales, England & HD only
- Sun 14 Jan 2018 11:1591热爆 Two Scotland
- Sat 6 Mar 2021 20:00
- Sun 7 Mar 2021 01:40
- Sat 15 Oct 2022 20:00
- Sat 27 May 2023 19:00
- Sun 28 May 2023 02:35
- Wed 17 Apr 2024 20:00
- Thu 18 Apr 2024 02:10
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