Michael Palin: Into Iraq

September 20, 2022

Michael Palin embarks on an adventure into Iraq, a country he has never visited before. He boards a train in the spectacular, snow-capped mountains of Lake Hazar in eastern Turkey.

September 27, 2022

Michael continues his journey into the heart of Iraq as he makes his way towards Baghdad. He arrives in Kirkuk and the exact spot where the British discovered oil in 1927.

October 4, 2022

As Michael begins the final part of his journey into Iraq, he finds a local school in Baghdad and talks to the children about their lives.