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Long Way Down

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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

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Long Way Down - Episode 1

Three years after circumnavigating the globe together, Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman undertake another overland motorcycle adventure, from John O'Groats to South Africa.

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Long Way Down - Episode 2

Continuing their motorbike trip through France and Italy, Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman are running out of time. Worse still, the American crew members can't get Libyan visas.

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Long Way Down - Episode 3

After sleeping through a sandstorm, the team are despondent. Riding with zero visibility, it's unsafe for them to continue but even more dangerous for them to camp on the roadside.

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Long Way Down - Episode 4

Morale is at an all-time low. The team decide to continue, but in Kenya, a bike breaks down in bandit country. Terrified of another packet dinner, the team slaughter a goat.

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Long Way Down - Episode 5

After hours of struggling, the bikes and cars finally cross the muddy river. Ewan sees his first wild zebra, and the pair visit another UNICEF site.

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Long Way Down - Episode 6

Epic motorcycle trip. Charley and Claudio collide on the motorway in South Africa, but they arrive safely in Cape Town. After 85 days and 15,000 miles, the trip is complete.

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