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TV Series

Around the World in 80 Days

Based On the book by Jules Verne

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.

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Release date:
2009
Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
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Book vs Film

Cover of Around the World in Eighty Days
The Book · 1872

Around the World in Eighty Days

Jules Verne
Poster for Around the World in 80 Days
The TV Series · 2009

Around the World in 80 Days

★ 8.1 / 10 52 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 137 years after publication.

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