Around the world in 80 days (1989)
BBC

Description

In 1989 Michael Palin recreated the famous voyage made in 1873 by Phileas Fogg in Jules Verne's epic Around the World in 80 Days. This 10-part (eight-hour) BBC documentary featured Palin and his passepartout using only the modes of transport available to the novelist's intrepid traveller.

Tags

Travel, Adventure

Collected reviews and ratings

10 DVD Talk | Bill Gribon

It's impossible to put into words how magnificent and moving a series like Around the World in 80 Days truly is.[...] Without this instrumental experiment in travel TV, our planetary perspective and appreciation would indeed be diminished.
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9.0 Amazon (UK) user reviews

Palin's charm and ingenuity, coupled with the race-against-time format and the opportunity to visit at second-hand places most of us will never see, made Around the World in 80 Days an unmissable television event.
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9.0 DVD Verdict | Joel Pearce

Although Palin experiences a lot of trouble and frustration over the journey, the documentary is ultimately successful in the best way. I want to circumnavigate the globe myself now.
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7.0 PopMatters.com | Stuart Henderson

There is little doubt that Palin makes for a wonderful travel companion. He is affable and quite happy to embarrass himself in the pursuit of adventure and experience.
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