Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin

  • : 1989
  • : 7
  • : 8
  • BBC
  • Documentary Travel

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The Challenge
Episode overview
11, 1989
Palin accepts the offer from the BBC to attempt going around the world in 80 days. After boarding the Orient Express at Victoria Station in London, he reminisces on his rigorous .. show full overview
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Arabian Frights
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18, 1989
Palin arrives in Egypt, only to find difficulty getting a train to Cairo. When in the capital, he attends a local soccer match and appears in a cameo role in an Egyptian film. After .. show full overview
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Ancient Mariners
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25, 1989
In Dubai, the crew finds a good dhow to take to Mumbai. Along the way, Palin bonds with the dhow's crew, lets one listen to a Bruce Springsteen song, and develops a bad case of .. show full overview
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A Close Shave
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01, 1989
In Mumbai, Palin finds himself a week behind Phileas Fogg. He is able to find a train from there to Chennai in the south. Before leaving Mumbai, he runs into an astrologist who, after .. show full overview
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Oriental Express
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08, 1989
Palin takes a boat from Singapore on to Hong Kong, where he wins big in a horse race, is attacked by a cockatoo and meets up with his friend Basil Pao. He attends a party thrown in his .. show full overview
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Far East and Farther East
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15, 1989
In Shanghai, he gets some herbal remedies to help him on the rest of his trip. He and Basil take in a Chinese jazz band. After parting with Basil the next day, he takes a ferry to Japan, .. show full overview
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Dateline to Deadline
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22, 1989
Arriving in the United States only two days back of Fogg, Palin spends night one in America onboard the embedded Queen Mary. After a few days, he boards an Amtrak and travels to Glenwood .. show full overview