
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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Air Date: 1997-06-02
Takes you through the highs and lows of the 8 lucky "Racers" who were chosen out of 16 finalists, as they embark on t...
Air Date: 1997-06-09
Kim Trail reports from Peru, John Safran gets himself locked in a stairwell in Japan, Ben Davies introduces us to a t...
Air Date: 1997-06-16
Daniel Marsden introduces us to a dealer in Acapulco, Bentley Dean takes us to the Thai-Burmese Border to meet a folk...
Air Date: 1997-06-23
Olivia Rousset treks through the jungle of Belize, Ben Davies is in Russia where the people are fighting political up...
Air Date: 1997-06-30
Bentley Dean reports from Thailand, Kim Traill visits a remote Hacienda in Bolivia, Daniel Marsden searches for a sto...
Air Date: 1997-07-07
Scott Herford reports from Lamu on the locals, Olivia Rousset is in Canada with the Hutterite people, Bentley Dean is...
Air Date: 1997-07-14
Ben Davies finds himself in China with no access to money, Daniel Marsden meets two French Canadian's in love but are...
Air Date: 1997-07-21
Daniel Marsden meets a film extra in Iceland, Olivia Rousset reports on a poor housing estate in Scotland, Claudia Ro...
Air Date: 1997-07-28
In tonight's episode: Scott Herford exposes money-hungry Egyptians in Cairo, Kim Traill goes to Botswana, Ben Davies ...
Air Date: 1997-08-04
Bentley Dean meets a vigilante group called Pagad in South Africa, Claudia Rowe enters an exclusive club - for Ferret...
Air Date: 1997-08-11
Kim has an all girl coffee party in Ethiopia, Scott travels in Morocco, Ben meets notorious lawyer Jacques Verges in ...
Air Date: 1997-08-18
Daniel meets a singer in Cairo, Ben meets a Zulu boy trying to maintain his culture, Kim explores the cultural differ...
Air Date: 1997-08-25
Claudia Rowe searches for a man whose name means "Sledgehammer" in Mongolia, John Safran talks to a Catholic Priest i...
Air Date: 1997-09-01
Olivia Rousset goes to the races in Mauritius, John Safran is in Lebanon exploring the issue of men having more than ...
Air Date: 1997-09-08
Scott Herford profiles a little boy in Ios practising photography, Kim Traill goes to Pakistan and meets an Afghani r...
Air Date: 1997-09-15
Ben Davies meets a reggae singer in Jamaica, Daniel Marsden goes to Nepal to meet Yak herders, Scott Herford discover...
Air Date: 1997-09-22
Bentley Dean is in Boston with a photographer who takes photos of naked people, Kim Traills is in Kazakhstan, Claudia...
Air Date: 1997-09-29
Kim Traill contemplates life as a shepherds wife in Kyrgyzstan, Bentley Dean is in Thailand and Ben Davies goes to Lo...
Air Date: 1997-10-06
Claudia Rowe is in Syria where she enjoys Middle Eastern hospitality, Daniel Marsden experiences the Tokyo subway sys...
Air Date: 1997-10-13
Ben Davies is in Guatemala tempting fate on the local buses, Scott Herford interviews two belly dancers in Egypt, Ben...
Air Date: 1997-10-26
Olivia Rousett meets the youth of Japan known as the 'tissue people', Kim Traill is in Laos and discovers the life of...