Lost in the Desert with Nick Knowles

Name: Lost in the Desert with Nick Knowles
Released: 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Nick Knowles

TV Show · Documentary · Travel

Nick sets off on an adventure in the Gobi Desert, camping nomad-style and also enjoying 5-star decadence in no-man's land. At five times the size of the UK, Mongolia is vast and remote. The Gobi covers a third of the country.

2025 · 1h 0m

Starring Nick Knowles

Director Ben Southwell

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Nick's first encounter in Mongolia includes the riders of the Namnaa Horse Archery Academy, in traditional dress, effortlessly galloping with bows and arrows at their sides and clouds of desert dust billowing around them.
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Nick heads to a Nadaam Festival, a celebration of the ancient skills required to become a warrior under Genghis Khan. There, he takes on the team coach, a fighter named 'Ghana', in a wrestling match.
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

Nick travels to Mongolia's capital, Ulaanbaatar, the coldest capital in the world. Nick meets Batzorig Vaanchig and Big Gee. As a fitting finale to his epic Mongolian travels, Nick climbs the largest equestrian statue in the world.