Around the World in 80 Days

M1, T1: Episode 1 explores how ex-Monty Python comic Michael Palin became an accidental traveller when he accepted an offer to go round the world in the footsteps of Phileas Fogg. Little did he know the resulting series would become the biggest hit of his career, change the face of TV travel programmes, and lead on to three decades of adventures in subsequent series like Pole to Pole and Full Circle.