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Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

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Charley Boorman travels from Sydney to Tokyo. In Japan he learns about the battle of Okinawa, checks out the scenery, visits Hiroshima, rides a rollercoaster and sees Mount Fuji. Show more

Duration: 40 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

A documentary with Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's extraordinary round-the-world journey by motorbike focussing on their preparation, including a trial run in Australia. Show more

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Presenter:
Ewan McGregor
Presenter:
Charley Boorman

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Documentary showing the preparation and planning of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's famous motorbike journey. Ewan and Charley go to a traditional Kazakh spa. Show more

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Presenter:
Ewan McGregor
Presenter:
Charley Boorman

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Scotland

Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman's motorbike journey from London to New York. Ewan and Charley drive on the Road of Bones where they come to a river whose bridge has collapsed. Show more

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Presenter:
Ewan McGregor
Presenter:
Charley Boorman

Duration: 59 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Ewan and Charley cross into Canada and meet an old Welshman who flies them in his plane over a local glacier. In Calgary they meet a member from the Canadian Chaos Display Team. Show more

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Presenter:
Ewan McGregor
Presenter:
Charley Boorman

Long Way Down

Episode 1

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)

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

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Participant:
Ewan McGregor
Participant:
Charley Boorman

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

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Charley Boorman travels from Sydney to Tokyo. He leaves Sydney with a huge biker convoy in tow and journeys up the east coast of Australia, meeting unique characters. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

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Charley Boorman travels from Sydney to Tokyo. In Papua New Guinea, he goes dirt biking with some locals, and heads for the remote village of Gapun, only accessible by water. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

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Charley Boorman travels from Sydney to Tokyo. Beginning in Makassar, Indonesia, Charley drops in on a Muslim wedding and samples the interesting local cuisine - bat and dog meat. Show more

Duration: 58 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

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Charley Boorman travels from Sydney to Tokyo. He reaches the Philippines, where he witnesses the national pastime of cockfighting and sees the impact of World War II first hand. Show more

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

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Charley Boorman travels from Sydney to Tokyo. In Taiwan, Charley visits the country's largest Buddhist monastery, Fo Guang Shan. Show more

Dangerous Roads

Series 1

Alaska, Part 1

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS North AmericaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Asia Pacific

British comedian Sue Perkins and adventurer Charley Boorman travel across Alaska the hard way, in a domestic 4x4 on a route only ever intended for 18 wheel juggernauts. Show more

Dangerous Roads

Series 1

Alaska, Part 2

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS AfricaLatest broadcast: on BBC WORLD NEWS Asia Pacific

This week, Sue meets some of the very few locals who live along the route and, in the most challenging leg of their journey, Charley and Sue drive over The Atigun Pass. Show more