The Man Who Walked Across the World

Series of documentary travelogues following in the footsteps of 14th Century Moroccan scholar Ibn Battutah, who covered 75,000 miles, 40 countries and three continents in a 30-year odyssey.

The Man Who Walked Across the World - Magicians and Mystics

Tim Mackintosh-Smith follows in the footsteps of scholar and traveller, Ibn Battutah. In Turkey, Tim watches an illegal whirling dervish ceremony.

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The Man Who Walked Across the World - Trade Winds

Tim Mackintosh-Smith follows in the footsteps of scholar and traveller, Ibn Battutah. He explores the place of Islam in Hindu-dominated India and communist China.

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The Man Who Walked Across the World - Wanderlust

Tim Mackintosh-Smith follows in the footsteps of 14th Century Moroccan scholar and traveller, Ibn Battutah. In Cairo, Tim visits Al Azhar, the world's oldest university.

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