Joanna Lumley: Jewel In The Nile

Joanna Lumley begins her journey on a fishing boat at the end of the Nile, where the river meets the Mediterranean; her adventure will take her south to find its source.

Joanna follows the Nile, arriving in the remote deserts of northern Sudan, where she encounters an ancient African kingdom, the treasures of Nubia, and a family of nomads living in the remote sub-Saharan area.

Joanna reaches Khartoum, the capital of Sudan and the confluence of the Blue Nile and the White Nile; she observes the city's famous whirling dervishes and enjoys the dukhan, a traditional beauty treatment for women using wood smoke.

Joanna learns about a resurgence of beauty pageants in southern Sudan, and what has caused the phenomenon; Joanna also takes a tour along Uganda's White Nile river, on the last part of her journey.