Around The World In 80 Days

The journey that began it all twenty-seven years ago. I didn’t meet my ace photographer Basil Pao until we reached Hong Kong, so these photos are taken mostly by the crew (myself included) and have a nice rough and ready feel.

Around The World In 80 Days, Pre-Journey, London, England

Pre-journey tests to ascertain my suitability for employment with the BBC.
Around The World In 80 Days, Pre-Journey, London, England

Passepartout and me. Left to right: Julian Charrington, Angela Elbourne, Ron Brown, Fogg, Dave Jewitt, Simon Maggs, Clem Vallance, Roger Mills, Nigel Meakin, Ann Holland and Nigel Walters.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 1, London, England

Boarding the Venice-Simplon Orient Express at London Victoria.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 3, Venice, Italy

Great Dustmen of the World.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 3, Venice, Italy

Venice, after we’ve cleaned it.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 5, Athens, Greece

With the Evzones of Athens.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 5, The Corinth Canal, Greece

The Corinth Canal: threading ourselves through the eye of a needle.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 5, The Corinth Canal, Greece

Mr Lalli at his most relaxed.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 8, Cairo, Egypt

On a camel called Michael at the Pyramids.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 12, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Captain Abbas of the Saudi Moon II (crossed out).
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 13, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Smoking hookah at a pavement café in Jeddah.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 15, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Warning: camels crossing.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 18, The Creek, Dubai, UAE

Living on the edge – the facilities of the Al Sharma.
Around The World In 80 Days, Days 19-20, Crossing The Arabian Sea

Life on the Persian Gulf: writing, reading, bedding and, when there's nothing else to do, filming.
Around The World In 80 Days, Days 19-20, Crossing The Arabian Sea

Hoisting sail on the dhow.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 20, Crossing The Arabian Sea

Anwar does his Treasure Island audition.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 20, Crossing The Arabian Sea

Captain Suleyman and Deyji Ramji show me the way.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 20, Crossing The Arabian Sea

With Clem and Ron in the library.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 21, Crossing The Arabian Sea

The rising sun wakes Kasim.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 25, Bombay, India

Preparing to leave the dhow at Bombay.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 26, Bombay, India

Shaved by a blind barber at Bombay. with a cut-throat razor.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 28, Bombay, India

Looking out over Bombay from the top of the hideous extension to the Taj Mahal Hotel.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 28, Bombay, India

A family in Tent City.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 30, Madras, India

The hot and lively streets of Madras.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 38, Through The Malacca Strait

‘Déjeuner sur la mer’ or barbecue day on the Susak.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 41, Crossing The South China Sea

Rough days on the South China Sea: Phileas looks out on a Force 7 gale.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 42, Hong Kong, China

Owing to an error in the BBC computer, I’m met by a Rolls-Royce in Hong Kong.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 42, Hong Kong, China

Attacked by a cockatoo in the bird market, Hong Kong.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 42, Hong Kong, China

On the ferry to Cheung Chow I note that they call this ‘Millionaire’s Weather’.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 43, Hong Kong, China

Joining in the gambling at the Happy Valley Race Course.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 44, Guangzhou, China

Life on the barges.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 44, Guangzhou, China

On my way into China.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 45, Guangzhou - Shanghai, China

Mr Cha making a kind gift of his cap badge.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 45, Guangzhou - Shanghai, China

On the train to Shanghai: Englishmen are a curiosity in Intermediate Class.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 45, Guangzhou - Shanghai, China

At Zhen-zhou station – China is the last great refuge of steam.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 46, Guangzhou - Shanghai, China

Boy looking out of the window on the Shanghai Express.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 47, Shanghai, China

Faces of Shanghai.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 48, Shanghai, China

The great Chinese workout.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 52, Tokyo, Japan

Bedtime at the capsule hotel in Tokyo.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 53, Tokyo, Japan

Braving the stage for karaoke.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 58, Crossing The Pacific

Killing time on the 11-day crossing to Long Beach.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 59, Crossing The Pacific

An international incident as we cross the Date Line. N.B. It’s tomato ketchup, not blood.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 65, Los Angeles, USA

On the phone to my agent aboard the Queen Mary.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 68, Aspen, Colorado, USA

Dog sled approaching Aspen, Colorado.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 68, Aspen, Colorado, USA

In a hot air balloon, drifting over Aspen.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 78, Crossing The English Channel

The Leda Maersk thespians.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 79, Felixstowe, England

Throwing the line ashore at Felixstowe.
Around The World In 80 Days, Day 79, London, England

Day 79, London.