Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days - Season 1 Episode 1 The Challenge
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 preparations for this extraordinary circumnavigation. He rode across Europe before being stopped by an Italian train strike in Innsbruck. Arriving in Venice by coach, he helps out the local sanitation department clean up the city. After that, it was on to the Corinth Canal and Athens, where he saw the world-renowned evzones, as well as a die-hard Python fan. After that, and a brief stopover in Crete, Alexandria beckoned. Palin mentions that two of his referees are fellow Pythons, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam.
Year: 1989
Genre: Documentary
Country: United Kingdom, Austria, China, Egypt, France, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Switzerland, United Arab Emirates, United States of America
Studio: BBC One
Director:
Cast: Michael Palin, Don Bannerman, Chris Collins, Basil Pao, Terry Gilliam, David Powers
Crew: Jules Verne (Writer), Clem Vallance (Director), Michael Palin (Writer), Paddy Kingsland (Original Music Composer), Clem Vallance (Producer), Roger Mills (Director)
First Air Date: Oct 11, 1989
Last Air date: Nov 22, 1989
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 7 Episode
Runtime: 50 minutes
IMDb: 7.37/10 by 26.00 users
Popularity: 6.1247
Language: English
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