October 11, 1989 • 50m
Palin accepts the offer from the BBC to attempt going around the world in 80 days. After boarding the Orient Express at Victoria S...Read more
October 18, 1989 • 50m
Palin arrives in Egypt, only to find difficulty getting a train to Cairo. When in the capital, he attends a local soccer match and...Read more
October 25, 1989 • 50m
In Dubai, the crew finds a good dhow to take to Mumbai. Along the way, Palin bonds with the dhow's crew, lets one listen to a Bruc...Read more
November 1, 1989 • 50m
In Mumbai, Palin finds himself a week behind Phileas Fogg. He is able to find a train from there to Chennai in the south. Before l...Read more
November 8, 1989 • 50m
Palin takes a boat from Singapore on to Hong Kong, where he wins big in a horse race, is attacked by a cockatoo and meets up with ...Read more
November 15, 1989 • 50m
In Shanghai, he gets some herbal remedies to help him on the rest of his trip. He and Basil take in a Chinese jazz band. After par...Read more
November 22, 1989 • 50m
Arriving in the United States only two days back of Fogg, Palin spends night one in America onboard the embedded Queen Mary. After...Read more