
Aired Friday 24 June,
1:00am - 2:00amon Yesterday
Michael Palin's New Europe
Series 1 Episode 2: Eastern DelightFrom Lake Ohrid in Macedonia, Michael Palin treks up to the Rila mountains in Bulgaria where he joins the summer solstice celebrations of the mystical White Brotherhood sect. Crossing into Turkey he admires the great mosques of master architect Sinan in Edirne, the first capital of the Ottoman Empire, before witnessing an oil wrestling competition.
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