Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin

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Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin is a BBC travel documentary series in which comedian and writer Michael Palin attempts to circumnavigate the globe following the route of Jules Verne’s fictional journey, avoiding air travel.

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Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin canonical 4

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf BBC television series
television documentary series
travel documentary
alsoReleasedAs home video
basedOn Around the World in 80 Days
surface form: Around the World in Eighty Days
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
features circumnavigation of the globe
featuresLocation East Asia
Europe
India
London, England
surface form: London

Mediterranean Sea
Middle East
North America
Pacific Ocean
featuresModeOfTransport boat
road transport
ship
train
firstAired 1989
followedBy Pole to Pole with Michael Palin
followsRouteOf Phileas Fogg’s journey
format television miniseries
genre travel documentary
hasCompanionBook Around the World in 80 Days
surface form: Around the World in 80 Days (Michael Palin book)
hasEpisode Episode 1: The Challenge
Episode 2: Arabian Frights
Episode 3: Ancient Mariners
Episode 4: A Close Shave
Episode 5: Oriental Express
Episode 6: Far East and Further East
Episode 7: Dateline to Deadline
inspiredBy Jules Verne
narratedBy Michael Palin
numberOfEpisodes 7
numberOfSeries 1
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork BBC One
partOf Michael Palin travel series
presenter Michael Palin
producer BBC
productionCompany BBC television services
surface form: BBC Television
releaseFormat television broadcast
starring Michael Palin
subject cultural encounters
global travel
travelMethodConstraint no air travel

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Description of subject: Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin is a BBC travel documentary series in which comedian and writer Michael Palin attempts to circumnavigate the globe following the route of Jules Verne’s fictional journey, avoiding air travel.

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New Europe predecessor Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin
Michael Palin travel series hasPart Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin
Michael Palin’s Hemingway Adventure relatedWork Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin
Pole to Pole with Michael Palin precededBy Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin