Morocco to Timbuktu: An Arabian Adventure (Documentary, English)
Genres: Adventure, Travel, History
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2017-05-11
Ended: 2017-05-18
Network: BBC Two
Country: GB
Airs on: Thursday
Air time: 21:00
Runtime: 60 minutes
Arabist, writer, explorer and Marrakech resident Alice Morrison follows the Salt Roads - once one of the world's richest trading networks to the fabled sandstone city of Timbuktu.Travelling by any means possible - camel, donkey and sometimes just on foot - it's a journey that takes her deep into the history, culture and civilisation of both ancient and modern North Africa. Alice's adventure reveals the extraordinary history, anthropology and landscapes of some of the most mysterious, beautiful and ancient cities in the world.