Long Way Down

  • Premiered: Oct 2007
  • Episodes: 10
  • Followers: 78
  • Ended
  • BBC Two
  • Sunday at 21
  • Documentary Reality Travel

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Season 1
1x1
Episode 1
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 28, 2007
Three years after circumnavigating the globe together, Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman undertake another overland motorcycle adventure, this time from John O'Groats to South Africa. .. show full overview
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Episode 2
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 04, 2007
Continuing their motorcycle adventure through France and Italy, Ewan and Charley are running out of time. To make matters worse, news arrives that the American crew members can't get .. show full overview
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Episode 3
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Air date
Nov 11, 2007
After trying to sleep through a sandstorm, the team have lost their enthusiasm. Riding with zero visibility, it’s unsafe for them to continue, but it’s even more dangerous for them to .. show full overview
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Episode 4
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Air date
Nov 18, 2007
The team make it to Addis Ababa for their well-earned break. With morale at an all-time low, the boys do some soul searching to decide if their trip is worth continuing. They decide that .. show full overview
1x5
Episode 5
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 25, 2007
After several hours of struggling, the bikes and cars finally cross the muddy river. Ewan sees his first wild zebra, and in Northern Uganda, Ewan and Charley have an emotional day. .. show full overview
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Episode 6
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 02, 2007
Epic motorcycle trip. Reaching Malawi, Ewan is ecstatic to finally meet up with his wife, Eve. They travel to their last UNICEF site, meeting families affected by AIDS. That night they .. show full overview
1x7
Kenya to Rwanda
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Air date
Dec 08, 2007
Charley and Ewan visit a UNICEF site, where they meet former child soldiers, entertain locals with their bike stunts and venture into the Rwandan mountains.
1x8
Kigali to Malawi
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Air date
Dec 15, 2007
The team gate-crash a wedding and meet the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, who shares his story as a refugee. Later, Ewan and his wife Eve are reunited after two months apart.
1x9
Malawi to Botswana
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 22, 2007
Ewan's wife Eve joins the team for this leg of the journey, as they visit a crocodile farm and share a camp fire and baked beans alongside local tribesmen. In Malawi, Ewan and Charley .. show full overview
1x10 Show finale
Botswana to Cape Town
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 29, 2007
The boys are on the home stretch but their journey is still rife with danger. Ewan has a close call with a charging elephant and cameraman Claudio takes a tumble. When they reach their final destination, Cape Town, the team is overjoyed.

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