Series
Travels with a Tangerine
Documentary
Arabic scholar Tim Mackintosh-Smith journeys 75,000 miles through 40 countries in the footsteps of 14th century traveller Ibn Battutah, who was born in Tangiers, North Africa, and travelled the world for thirty years.
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Seasons & episodes
- 1Wanderlust1 Nov 2007 · 50mTim Mackintosh-Smith sets off in the footsteps of the Moroccan scholar Ibn Battutah who, in 1325, embarked on a thirty-year pilgrimage across forty countries and three continents.
- 2Magicians and Mystics8 Nov 2007 · 50mTim travels through Turkey, the Crimea and India. On his way he uncovers all that is weird, wonderful and mystical in the Islamic world. With very strong language.
- 3Trade Winds15 Nov 2007 · 50mTravel writer and Arabist Tim Mackintosh-Smith explores the place of Islam in Hindu-dominated India and Communist China, and tells the story of the glittering Islamic trade empire of the 14th century. Travelling from Gujarat to Calicut he witnesses the ritual dance of the Indian Abyssinians, which culminates in a fire-walking frenzy. In the Maldives, Tim explores Ibn Battutah's claim that he had discovered the secret of formidable sexual prowess. Taking to the Maritime Silk Route, Tim heads to China. He meets a clan who trace their ancestry back to Arabs, and witnesses an illegal Arabic lesson - the authorities are quick to equate learning Arabic with Islamic fundamentalism. Ibn Battutah's journey across the world ended with an encounter with a hermit mystic in a cave outside Guangzhou. Will Tim find the cave, hidden in the forests of White Cloud Mountain?
Details
- First aired
- 1 Nov 2007
- Last aired
- 15 Nov 2007
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- BBC Four
- Episodes
- 3
Cast
Tim Mackintosh-SmithHost
