Himalaya with Michael Palin

Season 1 Episode 5: Leaping Tigers, Naked Nagas

Michael travels down the Yangtze by boat through the famous Tiger Leaping gorge and arrives at the eastern-most point of his journey. He visits a local singing star, a doctor recommended by Terry Jones and attends a Chinese Classical Music concert. He travels through Yunnan province and then visits Nagaland which is on the border between India and Myanmah. This area is inhabited by ex-headhunters. Next, he crosses back into India and visits a coil mine and oil well. Heading deeper into Assam he visits tea gardens, working elephants and then heads down the Brahmaputra River stopping to visit a Hindu monastery of dancing monks. He also visits a national park to see the Rhinos.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

6

Cast:

Michael Palin

Quality:

HD

Duration:

50 min

First Air:

2004

Rating:

8.2