| Race Around the World | |
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| Genre | |
| Created by | Michael Rubbo |
| Directed by | John Lander |
| Presented by | Richard Fidler |
| Judges | David Caesar Sarah Macdonald Tony Squires Sigrid Thornton |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | David Leonard (series 1) David Jowsey (series 2) |
| Producers | Paige Livingston (series 1) Deborah Boerne (series 2) |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | ABC TV |
| Budget | $1,217,837 (series 1)[1] |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 2 June 1997 – 26 October 1998 |
| Related | |
| Race Around the Corner (1998) Race Around Oz (2000) | |
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Race Around the World was an Australian travel documentary and competition series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1997 and 1998. The series was brought to the ABC by filmmaker Michael Rubbo,[2] and was based on the Canadian television series La Course destination monde (1988–1999).[3]
Both seasons were hosted by Richard Fidler, a former member of the Doug Anthony All Stars comedy group.[4]
- ^ Parliamentary Debates (Hansard).: House of Representatives, Volume 219
- ^ Coslovich, Gabriella (26 January 2018). "How brothers Mark and Michael Rubbo have spurred each other's creative careers". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ The electronic reporter : broadcast journalism in Australia (2nd ed.). University of New South Wales Press. 2006. ISBN 0868404950.
- ^ Peatling, Stephanie (15 September 2017). "Richard Fidler confesses to radio's sound of silence and beautiful suspense". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 February 2019.