Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
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Around the World in 80 Days is a BBC television travel series first broadcast in 1989. It was presented by comedian and actor Michael Palin. The show was inspired by Jules Verne’s classic novel Around the World in Eighty Days, in which a character named Phileas Fogg accepts a wager to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days or less. Palin was given the same deadline, and not allowed to use aircraft, which did not exist in Jules Verne’s time and would make completing the journey far too easy. He followed Phileas Fogg’s route as closely as possible. Along the way he commented on the sights and cultures he encountered. Palin encountered several setbacks during his voyage, partly because he travelled with a five-person film crew, who are collectively named after Passepartout, Phileas Fogg’s manservant.
The programme was a critical and commercial success, winning strong ratings in the UK and selling well abroad. It was also released on video tape and later on DVD. Following the trip Michael Palin wrote a book about the experience. This book contains much more detail than could be presented in the TV programme, and Palin’s personal views are also more clearly evident. The book contains many pictures from the trip.
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Around the World in 80 Days is a BBC television travel series first broadcast in 1989. It was presented by comedian and actor Michael Palin. The show was inspired by Jules Verne's classic novel Around the World in Eighty Days, in which a character named Phileas Fogg accepts a wager to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days or less. Palin was given the same deadline, and not allowed to use aircraft, which did not exist in Jules Verne's time and would make completing the journey far too easy. He followed Phileas Fogg's route as closely as possible. Along the way he commented on the sights and cultures he encountered. Palin encountered several setbacks during his voyage, partly because he travelled with a five-person film crew, who are collectively named after Passepartout, Phileas Fogg's manservant.
The programme was a critical and commercial success, winning strong ratings in the UK and selling well abroad. It was also released on video tape and later on DVD. Following the trip Michael Palin wrote a book about the experience. This book contains much more detail than could be presented in the TV programme, and Palin's personal views are also more clearly evident. The book contains many pictures from the trip.
Original Name: Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 8
Status: Ended
Rating: 8.2
Vote Count: 9
Type: Scripted
Network(s): British Broadcasting Corporation
First Air Date: October 11, 1989
Last Air Date: November 22, 1989
Episode Runtime: 7 mins
Primary Year: 1989
Genres: Documentary
IMDB Link: tt0096536
Spoken Language(s): English
Origin Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Alternative Titles: Around the world in 80 days
- Season 0 — 2 Episodes — Air Date: December 30, 2008
- Season 1 — 8 Episodes — Air Date: October 11, 1989
- Michael Palin – Himself
- Don Bannerman – Himself
- Chris Collins – Himself
- Basil Pao – Himself
- Terry Gilliam – Himself
- Terry Jones – Himself
- David Powers – Himself
- Alan Whicker – Himself
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