Around the World in 80 Days
TV ShowTitle | Around the World in 80 Days |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Oct 13, 2009 |
Release date of last episode | Nov 17, 2009 |
Genre | Documentary |
Production country | GB |
Series status | Ended |
Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 6 |
Run time | 60 min. |
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.