Joanna Lumley’s Nile

Joanna Lumley's Nile episode 4

Joanna Lumley’s Nile episode 4

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Joanna Lumley’s Nile episode 4: Joanna goes to the last stage of his epic journey up the river, with flights to Juba, southern Sudan, which has enabled the fragile peace process a resurgence of beauty contests in the country. Then it goes to the Murchison Falls in Uganda and finds some of the largest African wildlife, including hippos, rhinos and a bird named shoebill unusual. Finally, Joanna meets an adventurer who takes her to a newly discovered source of the Nile, at the top of the mountains of Rwanda.     Joanna Lumley visits Rwanda, a country known for its […]

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Joanna Lumley's Nile episode 3

Joanna Lumley’s Nile episode 3

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Joanna Lumley’s Nile episode 3: The epic river journey brings the actress to Khartoum, where she watches whirling dervishes practising their devotional dancing and experiences a Sudanese beauty treatment that makes use of wood smoke. She then takes a short diversion into Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains to meet an unusual group of Olympic hopefuls training in the thin air of the highlands.     In “Joanna Lumley’s Nile,” the actress and presenter embarks on a journey down the longest river in the world, exploring the diverse landscapes, cultures, and history that make up the Nile’s basin. Throughout the series, Joanna’s infectious

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Joanna Lumley's Nile episode 2

Joanna Lumley’s Nile episode 2

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Joanna Lumley’s Nile episode 2: The actress follows the river into the deserts of Northern Sudan, where she meets the survivor of a crocodile attack and goes in search of the creature. She is then introduced to the treasures of Nubia, an ancient kingdom of Africa ruled by the little-known Black Pharaohs, before visiting Sudan’s capital city Khartoum, where she talks to nomads who live in the remote sub-Saharan desert.     In “Joanna Lumley’s Nile,” the actress and presenter embarks on a journey down the longest river in the world, exploring the diverse landscapes, cultures, and history that make

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Joanna Lumley's Nile episode 1

Joanna Lumley’s Nile episode 1

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Joanna Lumley’s Nile episode 1: The actress embarks on an epic journey, exploring the world’s longest river from sea to source. She begins her adventure on a fishing boat on Egypt’s coast, where the Nile spills into the Mediterranean, before capturing the spirit of Agatha Christie in Cairo and enjoying a Nile cruise. She also travels along the river by train, road and felucca sailing boat, and ends the first part of her trip in Aswan, a town the Victorians described as being on the edge of civilisation.     This epic journey, seen through the eyes of one of

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