Michael Palin reads the incredible story of his first round-the-world adventure
In the autumn of 1988 Michael Palin set out from the Reform Club with an ambitious plan: to circumnavigate the world, following the route taken by Jules Verne's fictional hero Phileas Fogg 115 years earlier.
The rules were simple. He had to make the journey in eighty days using only forms of transport that would have been available to Fogg. And so, complete with visas, running shoes, an inflatable globe and sound advice from Alan Whicker , Michael Palin began his incredible journey.
Crossing seventeen borders and meeting innumerable challenges, he saw Venice from the back of a rubbish barge, rode around the Pyramids on a camel called Michael, and was attacked by a cockatoo in Hong Kong - these amongst many other adventures.
Phileas Fogg may have brought a Princess back from his travels, but Michael Palin brought back a fascinating and frequently humorous account of the journey of a lifetime.
Written By : Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
Narrated By : Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
Publisher : Hachette Audio
Length : 6 hours
Categories : Autobiography TV & Film Biographical
Download Price : $19.98 $14.98
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Written By : Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
Narrated By : Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
Publisher : Hachette Audio
Length : 18 hours 8 minutes
Categories : Autobiography TV & Film Biographical
Download Price : $49.98 $39.98
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee are legendary stars of the American stage, television, and film, cherished... View...
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Written By : Vince Papale and Chad Millman
Narrated By : Mel Foster
Publisher : Brilliance Audio Inc
Length : 7 hours
Categories : Biographical Autobiography Sports Film Biographical
Download Price : $24.95
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Written By : Eamonn Holmes
Narrated By : Eamonn Holmes
Publisher : Orion Publishing Group
Length : 3 hours 20 minutes
Categories : TV & Film Autobiography Biographical Journalism
Download Price : $13.25
Known for his honesty, his humour and his no-nonsense talking, Eamonn Holmes has become a housewives' favourite and one of the nation's most-loved television and radio presenters... View...
Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography Biographical Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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