Synopsis
Michael Palin concludes his Himalayan trek by travelling from Bhutan through Bangladesh before finishing on a fishing boat in the Bay of Bengal.
- Programme: Himalaya with Michael Palin
- Episode: 6: Bhutan to Bay of Bengal
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2004
- Geography | Comparing UK with a Non-European Country
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