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Timbuktu: Drowning in Sand

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To many people, Timbuktu is a mythical place - a once fabulous ancient city, its streets paved with gold, now sunk beneath the sands of the desert. Most people do not know where it is, if indeed they believe it exists. Writer Graeme Fife travels by boat and bicycle to uncover the truth about Timbuktu and explores the timeless lure of the place as it struggles against the desert to survive.

Contributors

Presenter:
Graeme Fife
Producer:
John Partington
Producer:
Richard Bannerman
Source: Radio Times

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