Race Around the World
| Race Around the World | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 2 June 1997 – 26 October 1998 |
| Related | |
| Race Around the Corner (1998) Race Around Oz (2000) | |
Race Around the World is an Australian travel documentary and competition series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that was broadcast from 1997 to 1998. The series was brought to the ABC by filmmaker Michael Rubbo, and was based on the Canadian television series La Course destination monde (1988–1999).
Both seasons were hosted by Richard Fidler, a former member of the Doug Anthony All Stars comedy group.