TV series
Around the World in 80 Days
2009, English, on BBC One.
Around the World in 80 Days is a British travel documentary series made to support the annual BBC Children in Need charity appeal in 2009. It sees twelve celebrities attempt to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days without using air transport, recreating the journey of Phileas Fogg and Michael Palin. Like Fogg and Palin, the journey begins and ends at the Reform Club in London. It was first shown on BBC One and BBC HD in October and November 2009.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Status
- Ended in 2009
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S1 E6: Shane Richie and Josie Lawrence
Aired 17 November 2009
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Details
- First aired
- 13 October 2009
- Last aired
- 17 November 2009
- Network
- BBC One
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Reality
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What Around the World in 80 Days is based on
Around the World in 80 Days is based on Around the World in Eighty Days (1872) by Jules Verne.
1872
Around the World in Eighty Days
By Jules Verne
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Around the World in 80 Days has 1 season and 6 episodes, about 60 minutes each.
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What shows are like Around the World in 80 Days?
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What is Around the World in 80 Days based on?
Around the World in 80 Days is based on Around the World in Eighty Days (1872) by Jules Verne.