Every season of Around the World with Orson Welles ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Around the World with Orson Welles!

Pays Basque I: The Basque Countries

Pays Basque II: La Pelote Basque

Revisiting Vienna

Saint-Germain-des-Pres

London: The Queen's Pensioners

Spain: The Bullfight

France: The Tragedy of Lurs

A six-part British television travel series written, directed, and presented by Orson Welles for ITV in 1955. Filmed entirely in Europe, the series follows Welles through Vienna, the Basque Country, Madrid, Paris’s Saint-Germain-des-Prés, and London’s Chelsea Pensioners, blending travelogue, cultural portraiture, and personal essay. Moving between documentary observation and reflective commentary, the episodes combine interviews, local history, and Welles’s distinctive narration into a series that functions as both travel film and cinematic essay.

The Best Seasons of Around the World with Orson Welles

Season 1