Long Way Round

Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman embark on a grueling quest to motorbike from London to New York. Going east through Europe, Asia and then to Alaska, they experience different cultures and have to overcome the elements and adversity.

10 Votes (8.6)

2004 HD 60min TV-MA United Kingdom English Ended
Adventure Documentary
travel motorcycle

Credits:

Ewan McGregor

director

Charley Boorman

Himself

S1E1 - Preparation 2004-10-18

Meet Charley Boorman and Ewan McGregor. The pair met on the set of Serpents Kiss and have since forged a firm and lasting friendship. Now meet their dream: to ride their motorbikes around the world. Ewan and Charley start mapping out their route, talking through the countries that will make up their Long Way Round the world.

S1E2 - London to Volgograd 2004-10-25

Travelling through Europe, Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman head for Slovakia, but the lads motorbike odyssey is about to hit trouble. Originals of their vehicle-ownership documents are essential (their photocopies wont do); once thats sorted, Charley accidentally sprays Ewan in the eyes with petrol! A visit to a coal mine is followed by a short hop into Russia and a trip on board a ferry heading for Kazakhstan.

S1E3 - Kazakhstan 2004-11-01

Ewan and Charley are on the road to Kazakhstan. They notice how both the terrain and people have changed. At the border they are met by a welcoming committee. Almost immediately they encounter the horrible roads theyve been dreading. Claudio (the cameraman) falls first. Later Ewan admits to being scared about falling off and nervous about the bad roads. The second greatest problem for Ewan and Charley are the constant police escorts: the last thing they want, they are quickly growing very tired of them. Another welcoming committee which although the guys appreciate, they want to be unfettered in their journey. A light moment filming a herd of giant woolly camels quickly turns heavy. A very rattled looking Ewan and Charley tell how a man in a car just pointed a gun at them. Another police escort takes the guys to a roadside turnout filled with more police cars and television cameras. Ewan is confused and upset. A policeman offers his house as a rest spot.

S1E4 - Barnaul to Western Mongolia 2004-11-08

Before Ewan and Charley enter Mongolia, they have a small portion of Russia they must travel through first. They are thrilled to be on decent roads again, and make good time driving to Barnaul, a rather large Westernized city. Ewan and Charley are taken by surprise by the stunning gorgeous Altai region they find themselves in. There are literally no roads in Mongolia as we know them. Instead, the guys must follow tracks marked in the earth by trucks.

S1E5 - Western Mongolia to Yakutsk 2004-11-08

A bad fall and more mechanical trouble dogs Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman as their motorbike odyssey continues. After regrouping to assess the damage, they head for Ulan Bator and are taken on an underground tour of the Mongolian capitals sewers. They then travel back into Russia and on to Siberia, where theyre informed of a really bad stretch of road ahead. Reluctantly they decide to let a train take the strain.

S1E6 - Yakutsk to Magadan (The Road of Bones) 2004-11-22

Pushing on despite many setbacks, Ewan and Charley immerse themselves in the rich culture and their spirits are lifted by the beauty and kindness of the people of Mongolia. They know that the Road of Bones in Siberia (built by Stalins prisoners) lies ahead and will surely test them further

S1E7 - Anchorage to New York 2004-11-29

Ewan and Charley take in the wildlife in Alaska then head across the border into Canada and ride into the Yukon region. They meet the Firefighters tackling forest fires and a Welshman who takes them up in his aeroplane to view a glacier. After a visit to Calgary Funfair, Ewan is almost injured when a reckless driver causes a near fatal accident