Michael Palin: Into Iraq
Season 1 Episode 3 of 3
As he begins the final part of his journey into Iraq, Michael finds a local school in Baghdad and talks to the children about their lives and future hopes. He also heads to Kerbala and the shrine of Imam Husayn, one of the most sacred religious sites in Iraq, visited by millions of Shia pilgrims each year. A truly humbling and extraordinary sight that is very rarely seen, it makes Michael weigh up this country's recent troubled past and its incredible history
Michael Palin: Into Iraq airs on 5SELECT at 2:00 AM, Sunday 5 January. (Subtitles, audio description, finale, series.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Foreign Countries ➝ Expeditions
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Michael Palin
Presenter
Neil Ferguson
Series Producer
Will Smith
Executive Producer