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A Passage to India

Episode 2 of 6

Michael Palin continues his Himalayan trek by going from K2 in Pakistan to Ladakh in India - a short distance as the crow flies, but a huge loop on the ground due to politics.

Michael Palin continues his Himalayan trek by travelling from K2 in Pakistan to Ladakh in India - a short distance as the crow flies but, due to politics, a huge loop. He passes through the Sikh city of Amritsar, with its Golden Temple, and through Shimla, with its Vice Regal Lodge, Gaiety Theatre and cosy half-timbered teahouses. He then meets the fourteenth Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, where the Tibetan government is in exile.

58 minutes

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Thu 6 Feb 2025 02:55
BBC Four

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Credits

Presenter Michael Palin
Producer Roger Mills

Broadcasts

  • Sun 10 Oct 2004 21:00
    BBC One London
  • Thu 20 Mar 2008 20:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 5 Aug 2012 19:00
    BBC Four
  • Wed 26 Mar 2014 13:30
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Wed 26 Mar 2014 14:25
    BBC Two HD, England, Northern Ireland & Wales only
  • Tue 12 Jul 2016 16:10
    BBC Two England, Scotland, Northern Ireland & HD only
  • Tue 12 Jul 2016 17:00
    BBC Two Wales
  • Tue 9 Jan 2018 14:15
    BBC Two HD, Scotland, Northern Ireland & England only
  • Tue 9 Jan 2018 15:35
    BBC Two Wales
  • Sat 6 Feb 2021 20:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 7 Feb 2021 02:05
    BBC Four
  • Sat 17 Sep 2022 20:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 18 Sep 2022 02:10
    BBC Four
  • Sat 6 May 2023 20:00
    BBC Four
  • Sun 7 May 2023 02:35
    BBC Four
  • Wed 20 Mar 2024 20:00
    BBC Four
  • Fri 22 Mar 2024 02:50
    BBC Four
  • Wed 5 Feb 2025 20:00
    BBC Four
  • Thu 6 Feb 2025 02:55
    BBC Four

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