Around the World in 80 Days

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television series travel documentary series

Around the World in 80 Days is a British travel documentary series in which Michael Palin attempts to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days without using air travel, inspired by Jules Verne’s classic novel.

Aliases (6)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	television series → travel documentary series →
authorOfSourceWork	Jules Verne →
basedOn	Around the World in Eighty Days →
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom →
distributor	BBC →
features	circumnavigation of the globe →
featuresLocation	Asia → Europe → Mediterranean Sea → Middle East → North America → Pacific Ocean →
featuresTransportMode	road transport → ship → train →
firstAired	1989 →
firstAiredOnChannel	BBC One →
followedBy	Pole to Pole →
followsJourneyOf	Michael Palin NERFINISHED →
format	television documentary →
genre	adventure documentary → travel documentary →
hasCompanionBook	Around the World in 80 Days (book by Michael Palin) →
hasEpisodeCount	7 →
hasSpinOff	Around the World in 80 Days (book by Michael Palin) →
hasTheme	adventure → cultural exchange → exploration →
inspiredBy	Around the World in Eighty Days →
mainCharacter	Michael Palin NERFINISHED →
narrativeStyle	first-person travelogue →
notableFor	recreating Jules Verne’s fictional journey in real life →
numberOfEpisodes	7 →
numberOfSeasons	1 →
numberOfSeries	1 →
originalLanguage	English →
originalNetwork	BBC One →
partOf	Michael Palin travel series →
portrays	attempt to travel around the world in 80 days →
presenter	Michael Palin NERFINISHED →
productionCompany	BBC →
protagonistProfession	comedian → television presenter →
relatedWork	Around the World in Eighty Days (novel) →
releaseYear	1989 →
setting	global →
starring	Michael Palin NERFINISHED →
travelMethodRestriction	no air travel →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
David Niven → Michael Palin →	notableWork
Around the World in 80 Days ("Around the World in Eighty Days (novel)") → Hemingway Adventure ("Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin") →	relatedWork
Around the World in 80 Days ("Around the World in Eighty Days") →	basedOn
Reform Club, London ("Around the World in Eighty Days") →	fictionalAppearance
Görlitz ("Around the World in 80 Days (2004)") →	filmLocationFor
Pole to Pole ("Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin") →	follows
Around the World in 80 Days ("Around the World in 80 Days (book by Michael Palin)") →	hasCompanionBook
Around the World in 80 Days ("Around the World in 80 Days (book by Michael Palin)") →	hasSpinOff
Around the World in 80 Days ("Around the World in Eighty Days") →	inspiredBy
Todd-AO ("Around the World in 80 Days (1956 film)") →	notableFilm