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A Race Around the World: Based on the True Adventures of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland
A Race Around the World: Based on the True Adventures of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland
Adrien Behn

On November 14th, 1889, two female writers entered a race to go around the world in under 80 days. Nellie Bly went... more

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Episodes

The Final Stage

What happens to the rest of Nellie and Liz's lives and why is their story important? 

19 Dec 2023 · 28 minutes
Stage Nine: Father Time Outdone By A Woman

January 20th-26th: Both women rush closer to the finish line. Liz heads west on her tumultuous ride across the Atlantic... more

12 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Stage Eight: Elizabeth Bisland is Turned Around, Mislead, and Lost in Europe

January 15th-19th: Elizabeth Bisland travels through Europe to try to catch the fastest steamship to get her back to New... more

05 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Stage Seven, Part Two: Elizabeth Bisland Cuts Through Ceylon and the Middle East

December 30th- January 9th: Elizabeth Bisland had not felt the pressure of the race until now. She starts to feel... more

29 Nov 2023 · 53 minutes
Stage Seven, Part One: Nellie Bly Falls in Love with Japan

December 30th- January 8th: Nellie Bly rings in the New Year on a steamship headed to Yokohama. And something happens... more

28 Nov 2023 · 52 minutes
Announcement!

Announcement! 

21 Nov 2023 · 1 minute
Stage, Six Part 2: Elizabeth Bisland Is Homesick in Singapore

December 20th-25th: Elizabeth Bisland is deliciously indulgent in Malaysia. But even in all the beauty of the tropics, she can't... more

15 Nov 2023 · 31 minutes
Stage Six, Part 1: Nellie Bly Gets Turned Around in Hong Kong

December 19th-December 25th: Nellie Bly surpasses her halfway point, but bad luck and worse news meet her at every corner.... more

14 Nov 2023 · 55 minutes
Stage Five, Part Two: Elizabeth Bisland's Pleasure Trip in Hong Kong

December 13th- 18th: Thirty-one days out from New York, Elizabeth Bisland arrives in Hong Kong. She is lucky because she... more

08 Nov 2023 · 38 minutes
Stage Five, Part 1: Nellie Bly Hits Her Halfway Point in Singapore

December 13th- 16th: Nellie Bly is anxious as her steamship crosses through the Bay of Bengal and the Straits of... more

07 Nov 2023 · 38 minutes
A Race Around the World: Based on the True Adventures of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland
The Final Stage
A Race Around the World: Based on the True Adventures of Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland