Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days - Season 1 Episode 1 Afsnit 1
Palin accepts the offer from the BBC to attempt going around the world in 80 days. After boarding the Orient Express at Victoria Station in London, he reminisces on his rigorous preparations for this extraordinary circumnavigation. He rode across Europe before being stopped by an Italian train strike in Innsbruck. Arriving in Venice by coach, he helps out the local sanitation department clean up the city. After that, it was on to the Corinth Canal and Athens, where he saw the world-renowned evzones, as well as a die-hard Python fan. After that, and a brief stopover in Crete, Alexandria beckoned. Palin mentions that two of his referees are fellow Pythons, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam.
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: BBC One
- Nøgleord: travel, miniseries, adventurer, travelogue, travel show, adventure
- Cast: Michael Palin, Don Bannerman, Chris Collins, Basil Pao, Terry Gilliam, David Powers
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