Michael Palin and the crew arrive in Bombay one week behind schedule. They move quickly through India to Madras, aiming to catch a ship heading for Singapore, but only two ships are docked - one is leaving too late, and the other is not taking passengers, so Michael signs himself on as a deckhand.
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7. Dateline To Deadline
With only 22 days to go, delays, misunderstandings and a suspect bomb all conspire to impede Michael Palin's journey around the globe.
19-02-2022
BBC 4
6. Far East And Farther East
Michael Palin's epic journey following in the footsteps of Phileas Fogg. Ten days behind schedule, Michael sails out of Shanghai on a ferry bound for Japan, where the bullet tra ...
12-02-2022
BBC 4
5. Oriental Express
Michael Palin's journey continues with a trip on a huge container ship across the South China Seas from Singapore to Hong Kong, then an express train ride through China to Shang ...
05-02-2022
BBC 4
4. A Close Shave
Michael Palin and the crew arrive in Bombay one week behind schedule. They move quickly through India to Madras, aiming to catch a ship heading for Singapore, but only two ships ...
29-01-2022
BBC 4
3. Ancient Mariners
Michael Palin and his film crew continue their journey in the footsteps of Phileas Fogg. They drive right across Arabia in only 40 hours to make up for lost time. In Dubai they ...
22-01-2022
BBC 4
2. Arabian Frights
Actor and writer Michael Palin emulates Phileas Fogg's global circumnavigation. Disaster strikes when Michael misses his connection at the Saudi port of Jeddah, which means that ...
15-01-2022
BBC 4
1. The Challenge
Actor and writer Michael Palin takes up the challenge to emulate the adventures of Phileas Fogg and circumnavigate the globe, travelling by land and sea. The intrepid traveller ...
08-01-2022
BBC 4
3. Ancient Mariners
Michael Palin and his film crew continue their journey in the footsteps of Phileas Fogg. They drive right across Arabia in only 40 hours to make up for lost time. In Dubai they ...
22-01-2022
BBC 4
5. Oriental Express
Michael Palin's journey continues with a trip on a huge container ship across the South China Seas from Singapore to Hong Kong, then an express train ride through China to Shang ...
05-02-2022
BBC 4
7. Dateline To Deadline
With only 22 days to go, delays, misunderstandings and a suspect bomb all conspire to impede Michael Palin's journey around the globe.
19-02-2022
BBC 4
4. A Close Shave
Michael Palin and the crew arrive in Bombay one week behind schedule. They move quickly through India to Madras, aiming to catch a ship heading for Singapore, but only two ships ...
29-01-2022
BBC 4
6. Far East And Farther East
Michael Palin's epic journey following in the footsteps of Phileas Fogg. Ten days behind schedule, Michael sails out of Shanghai on a ferry bound for Japan, where the bullet tra ...
12-02-2022
BBC 4
1. The Challenge
Actor and writer Michael Palin takes up the challenge to emulate the adventures of Phileas Fogg and circumnavigate the globe, travelling by land and sea. The intrepid traveller ...
08-01-2022
BBC 4
2. Arabian Frights
Actor and writer Michael Palin emulates Phileas Fogg's global circumnavigation. Disaster strikes when Michael misses his connection at the Saudi port of Jeddah, which means that ...
15-01-2022
BBC 4