“This place is unlike anywhere else I’ve been in Iraq.”

Michael Palin visits the shrine of Imam Husayn in Karbala, one of the most sacred religious sites in Iraq, visited by millions every year.

Watch Michael Palin: Into Iraq Episode 1 (Available to stream on Channel 5, UK).

Watch Michael Palin: Into Iraq Episode 2 (Available to stream on Channel 5, UK).

Watch Michael Palin: Into Iraq Episode 3 (Available to stream on Channel 5, UK).