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Race Around the World(1997)

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First Air Date: 1997-06-02
Average Runtime: N/A
Rating: 9.0
Votes: 1
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 21

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.

Top Cast

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Ben Davies
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John Safran
John Safran
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Bentley Dean
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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

Episodes: 21
E01
The Race to "Race Around the World"

Air Date: 1997-06-02

28m

Takes you through the highs and lows of the 8 lucky "Racers" who were chosen out of 16 finalists, as they embark on t...

E02
Story One - Part One

Air Date: 1997-06-09

30m

Kim Trail reports from Peru, John Safran gets himself locked in a stairwell in Japan, Ben Davies introduces us to a t...

E03
Story One - Part Two

Air Date: 1997-06-16

28m

Daniel Marsden introduces us to a dealer in Acapulco, Bentley Dean takes us to the Thai-Burmese Border to meet a folk...

E04
Story Two - Part One

Air Date: 1997-06-23

28m

Olivia Rousset treks through the jungle of Belize, Ben Davies is in Russia where the people are fighting political up...

E05
Story Two - Part Two

Air Date: 1997-06-30

28m

Bentley Dean reports from Thailand, Kim Traill visits a remote Hacienda in Bolivia, Daniel Marsden searches for a sto...

E06
Story Three - Part One

Air Date: 1997-07-07

29m

Scott Herford reports from Lamu on the locals, Olivia Rousset is in Canada with the Hutterite people, Bentley Dean is...

E07
Story Three - Part Two

Air Date: 1997-07-14

28m

Ben Davies finds himself in China with no access to money, Daniel Marsden meets two French Canadian's in love but are...

E08
Story Four - Part One

Air Date: 1997-07-21

27m

Daniel Marsden meets a film extra in Iceland, Olivia Rousset reports on a poor housing estate in Scotland, Claudia Ro...

E09
Story Four - Part Two

Air Date: 1997-07-28

28m

In tonight's episode: Scott Herford exposes money-hungry Egyptians in Cairo, Kim Traill goes to Botswana, Ben Davies ...

E10
Story Five - Part One

Air Date: 1997-08-04

28m

Bentley Dean meets a vigilante group called Pagad in South Africa, Claudia Rowe enters an exclusive club - for Ferret...

E11
Story Five - Part Two

Air Date: 1997-08-11

28m

Kim has an all girl coffee party in Ethiopia, Scott travels in Morocco, Ben meets notorious lawyer Jacques Verges in ...

E12
Story Six - Part One

Air Date: 1997-08-18

29m

Daniel meets a singer in Cairo, Ben meets a Zulu boy trying to maintain his culture, Kim explores the cultural differ...

E13
Story Six - Part Two

Air Date: 1997-08-25

29m

Claudia Rowe searches for a man whose name means "Sledgehammer" in Mongolia, John Safran talks to a Catholic Priest i...

E14
Story Seven - Part One

Air Date: 1997-09-01

28m

Olivia Rousset goes to the races in Mauritius, John Safran is in Lebanon exploring the issue of men having more than ...

E15
Story Seven - Part Two

Air Date: 1997-09-08

29m

Scott Herford profiles a little boy in Ios practising photography, Kim Traill goes to Pakistan and meets an Afghani r...

E16
Story Eight - Part One

Air Date: 1997-09-15

27m

Ben Davies meets a reggae singer in Jamaica, Daniel Marsden goes to Nepal to meet Yak herders, Scott Herford discover...

E17
Story Eight - Part Two

Air Date: 1997-09-22

28m

Bentley Dean is in Boston with a photographer who takes photos of naked people, Kim Traills is in Kazakhstan, Claudia...

E18
Story Nine - Part One

Air Date: 1997-09-29

28m

Kim Traill contemplates life as a shepherds wife in Kyrgyzstan, Bentley Dean is in Thailand and Ben Davies goes to Lo...

E19
Story Nine - Part Two

Air Date: 1997-10-06

29m

Claudia Rowe is in Syria where she enjoys Middle Eastern hospitality, Daniel Marsden experiences the Tokyo subway sys...

E20
Story Ten - Part One

Air Date: 1997-10-13

28m

Ben Davies is in Guatemala tempting fate on the local buses, Scott Herford interviews two belly dancers in Egypt, Ben...

E21
Story Ten - Part Two (Finale)

Air Date: 1997-10-26

55m

Olivia Rousett meets the youth of Japan known as the 'tissue people', Kim Traill is in Laos and discovers the life of...

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Scott Herford
Self (Racer)
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Olivia Rousset
Self (Racer)
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Claudia Rowe
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Kim Traill
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Daniel Marsden
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Richard Fidler
Richard Fidler
Host
David Caesar
David Caesar
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Tony Squires
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Sarah Macdonald
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