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Michael Palin continues his Himalayan trek by going from K2 in Pakistan to Ladakh in India - a short distance as the crow flies, but a huge loop on the ground due to politics.
- Programme: Himalaya with Michael Palin
- Episode: 02: A Passage to India
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2004
- Geography | Comparing UK with a Non-European Country
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