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Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
- Narrated by: Michael Palin
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
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Summary
In the autumn of 1988, Michael Palin set out from the Reform Club with an ambitious plan: to circumnavigate the world, following the route taken by Jules Verne's fictional hero Phileas Fogg 115 years earlier. The rules were simple. He had to make the journey in 80 days using only forms of transport that would have been available to Fogg. And so, complete with visas, running shoes, an inflatable globe and sound advice from Alan Whicker, Michael Palin began his incredible journey.
Crossing 17 borders and meeting innumerable challenges, he saw Venice from the back of a rubbish barge, rode around the Pyramids on a camel called Michael, and was attacked by a cockatoo in Hong Kong - amongst many other adventures. Phileas Fogg may have brought a Princess back from his travels, but Michael Palin brought back a fascinating and frequently humorous account of the journey of a lifetime.
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- june
- 05-12-15
Great trip down memory lane
If you could sum up Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days in three words, what would they be?
Adventure, humour, exciting
What did you like best about this story?
I loved the TV series and the book in the 80's so it was great to take a trip down memory lane and relive the excitement and pressure of the trip
What about Michael Palin’s performance did you like?
As he lived the words he writes it made for a very authentic performance
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Join the adventure
Any additional comments?
Just a great book (still, despite being almost 30 years since it was written) and thoroughly enjoyable. I am sure I will go back to this again and listen in the future. I've also just bought full circle, which I also enjoyed when first available, in the print and TV forms.
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- Kindle Customer 007
- 02-09-19
A grand tale.
Nicely observed and got to the heart of the people and countries that make up the world today.
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- happy customer
- 11-12-17
Highly entertaining adventure
Michael Palin at his best meeting lots of fascinating people.Definitely worth a listen.Really enjoyable and fun.
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- Mr B Foy
- 23-04-18
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Loved it just like I loved the TV programme... Listening to this was like travelling back in time to the 80s. Class 👌
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- Mudbeast
- 27-02-20
Too short
Great book but way too short for such a journey. Not enough detail. Music far too loud.
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- M. H
- 29-07-20
Now almost a historical document
So much has changed in the world since the 1980s. This observed narrative gains importance
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- Perry
- 02-11-19
Around the world in 80 days
A bit dated now, but Palin’s style is easy on the ear and a good raconteur . To hear now it demonstrates to me how much the borders and shape of the world has changed.
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- A Wagener
- 29-09-18
Thoroughly enjoyable
Seldom has a book awakened my wanderlust like this! Just the right length, a perfect balance between the tension of delays in bustling cities and of dashes across desert landscapes, it kept my attention throughout. It really felt as if I was sitting with the traveller, listening to a reading of random extracts and highlights straight from his personal journal.
I found it interesting to note the differences in relationships between the 1980s English team and their ex-colonial support teams along the way, to what it would be now. Would the imitations of the Indian, Chinese and Egyptian accents and mannerisms not be considered politically incorrect these days? And yet, by reflecting an appreciation for the people and the cultures which they come from, they add a sense of immersion for the listener.
I will definitely listen to more of Michael Palin's travel stories.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-02-22
Absolutely excellent
Fun, nostalgic, captivating, funny at points, a little enchanting, and brilliantly read.. And I loved the music. Win.
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- Old Rosie
- 14-03-22
80 days of adventure.
Loved it😎. Michel manages to take you with him. As good as the TV series!
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