Michael Palin embarks upon an epic 1,000 mile odyssey following the course of the mighty Tigris river from its source in eastern Turkey, through Iraq to the Persian Gulf.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:Michael Palin
Michael Palin embarks on a 1, 000-mile adventure into Iraq, a country he has never visited.
Michael continues his journey into the heart of Iraq on his way to Baghdad, and arrives in Kirkuk and the exact spot where the British discovered oil in 1927, when they also ruled the country.
As he starts the final part of his journey deep into Iraq, Michael finds a local school in Baghdad where he talks to the children about life in Iraq and what they hope to do in the future, and how they see the rest of the world.