Race Around the World
Race Around the World was an Australian documentary series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1997 and 1998 . It was based on a Canadian television series. Both seasons were hosted by Richard Fidler, a former member of the Doug Anthony All Stars comedy group.
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Eight budding film documentary makers spend 100 days traveling the globe, with only a digital video camera to keep them company. In that time they produce ten mini-documentaries, four minutes long. These are judged back in the studio often with controversial results.
- Ep 1
1.The Race to "Race Around the World"
02-06-199728mTakes you through the highs and lows of the 8 lucky "Racers" who were chosen out of 16 finalists, as they embark on their journey.
- Ep 2
2.Story One - Part One
09-06-199730mKim Trail reports from Peru, John Safran gets himself locked in a stairwell in Japan, Ben Davies introduces us to a traditional wood carver in Irian Jaya and Olivia Rousett finds h...
- Ep 3
3.Story One - Part Two
16-06-199728mDaniel Marsden introduces us to a dealer in Acapulco, Bentley Dean takes us to the Thai-Burmese Border to meet a folk singer, Claudia Rowe visits a man in New Zealand who loves his...
- Ep 4
4.Story Two - Part One
23-06-199728mOlivia Rousset treks through the jungle of Belize, Ben Davies is in Russia where the people are fighting political upheaval, Claudia Rowe is in Costa Rica and John Safran takes a w...
- Ep 5
5.Story Two - Part Two
30-06-199728mBentley Dean reports from Thailand, Kim Traill visits a remote Hacienda in Bolivia, Daniel Marsden searches for a story in Peru and Scott Herford finds what it takes to be an India...
- Ep 6
6.Story Three - Part One
07-07-199729mScott Herford reports from Lamu on the locals, Olivia Rousset is in Canada with the Hutterite people, Bentley Dean is in Siberia with a Melbourne band and Kim Tarill is in Mexico.
- Ep 7
7.Story Three - Part Two
14-07-199728mBen Davies finds himself in China with no access to money, Daniel Marsden meets two French Canadian's in love but are unable to be together, John Safran meets a leading anarchist i...
- Ep 8
8.Story Four - Part One
21-07-199727mDaniel Marsden meets a film extra in Iceland, Olivia Rousset reports on a poor housing estate in Scotland, Claudia Rowe is in Trinidad where she meets a local singer, and Bentley D...
- Ep 9
9.Story Four - Part Two
28-07-199728mIn tonight's episode: Scott Herford exposes money-hungry Egyptians in Cairo, Kim Traill goes to Botswana, Ben Davies meets up with Darren in the UK, and John Safran goes to the Ivo...
- Ep 10
10.Story Five - Part One
04-08-199728mBentley Dean meets a vigilante group called Pagad in South Africa, Claudia Rowe enters an exclusive club - for Ferrets, Olivia Rousset meets Albanian refugees and Daniel Marsden is...
- Ep 11
11.Story Five - Part Two
11-08-199728mKim has an all girl coffee party in Ethiopia, Scott travels in Morocco, Ben meets notorious lawyer Jacques Verges in Paris and John is baptised a black protestant in the Invory Coa...
- Ep 12
12.Story Six - Part One
18-08-199729mDaniel meets a singer in Cairo, Ben meets a Zulu boy trying to maintain his culture, Kim explores the cultural difference in Yemen and Bentley goes to experience the Glastonbury Fe...
- Ep 13
13.Story Six - Part Two
25-08-199729mClaudia Rowe searches for a man whose name means "Sledgehammer" in Mongolia, John Safran talks to a Catholic Priest in Sicily about exorcisms, Scott Herford has dinner with a Frenc...
- Ep 14
14.Story Seven - Part One
01-09-199728mOlivia Rousset goes to the races in Mauritius, John Safran is in Lebanon exploring the issue of men having more than one wife, Claudia Rowe goes to Norway and meets a woman named A...
- Ep 15
15.Story Seven - Part Two
08-09-199729mScott Herford profiles a little boy in Ios practising photography, Kim Traill goes to Pakistan and meets an Afghani refugee, Ben Davies takes to the waters off the coast of Mozambi...
- Ep 16
16.Story Eight - Part One
15-09-199727mBen Davies meets a reggae singer in Jamaica, Daniel Marsden goes to Nepal to meet Yak herders, Scott Herford discovers the art of cooking guinea pigs and Olivia Rousset meets the s...
- Ep 17
17.Story Eight - Part Two
22-09-199728mBentley Dean is in Boston with a photographer who takes photos of naked people, Kim Traills is in Kazakhstan, Claudia Rowe goes to Vukovar and John Safran goes to Jerusalem to pay...
- Ep 18
18.Story Nine - Part One
29-09-199728mKim Traill contemplates life as a shepherds wife in Kyrgyzstan, Bentley Dean is in Thailand and Ben Davies goes to Los Llanos in Venezuela to wrestle with crocodiles.
- Ep 19
19.Story Nine - Part Two
06-10-199729mClaudia Rowe is in Syria where she enjoys Middle Eastern hospitality, Daniel Marsden experiences the Tokyo subway system, Olivia Rousset is in Vietnam where the passion for dance i...
- Ep 20
20.Story Ten - Part One
13-10-199728mBen Davies is in Guatemala tempting fate on the local buses, Scott Herford interviews two belly dancers in Egypt, Bentley Dean is in Mexico and Claudia Rowe discovers the significa...
- Ep 21
21.Story Ten - Part Two (Finale)
26-10-199755mOlivia Rousett meets the youth of Japan known as the 'tissue people', Kim Traill is in Laos and discovers the life of a monk, John Safran introduces a new look at Disneyland and Da...
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