The pair have followed up their epic long way round trip by travelling from john ogroats to cape town in support of unicef. An epic journey by motorcycle from scotland to south africa, and more on. Buy long way round by ewan mcgregor, charley boorman from waterstones today. Long way round is truly the adventure of a lifetime. Long way round long way down is a television series, book and dvd documenting a motorcycle journey undertaken in 2007 by ewan mcgregor and charley boorman, from john o groats in scotland through eighteen countries in europe and africa to cape town in south africa. Long way round lwr is a british television series, dvd set and book documenting the 19,000mile 31,000 km journey of ewan mcgregor and charley. Episode 1, 2, and 3 and charley boormans deliverance, excalibur motorcycle trip from john ogroats in scotland to cape town, south africa. Find out when long way round is on tv, including series 1 episode 10. Ewan mcgregor biography birthday, trivia scottish actor. Long way round is a travelogue series starring ewan mcgregor and his good friend and fellow actor charley boorman. Ewan mcgregor and charley boormans adventures around the world. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Quotes on i love you phillip morris 2009 im very keen that its a gay movie.
Long way down is a documentary about friends ewan mcgregor star wars. Chasing shadows across the world, and long way down. Long way round 2004, in which mcgregor and boorman travel from london to new yorknot by. Mcgregors 2004 documentary, long way round, chronicled his 20,000 mile intercontinental motorcycle trip with fellow actor charley boorman. In 2004 ewan mcgregor and charley boorman embarked on an epic challenge, to motorcycle 20,000miles, cross 12 countries and 19 time zones in just 115 days.
The special tenepisode edition of long way round spends all of the first two episodes on preparation. Ewan gordon mcgregor obe born 31 march 1971 is a scottish actor who has had a lot of success in both mainstream and indie movies. With the shining sequel, doctor sleep, a return to the iconic role of obiwan kenobi, and a nowontrack personal life, ewan mcgregor is back. Watch long way round online full episodes of season 1 yidio. Ewan and charleys longawaited long way up set for 2019. This 3disc set compiles all 10 of the extended series episodes and contains a number of neverbeforeseen extras. The book is comprised of ewan mcgregor and charley boorman s daily diary entries that were written during the entire trip. Facing a brand new set of challenges the intrepid pair discover spectacular but unforgiving terrain, rich cultures and unforgettable local characters. May 16, 2005 buy long way round reprint by mcgregor, ewan, boorman, charley isbn. May 15, 2008 simon hattenstone meets ewan mcgregor thu 15 may 2008 19. Long way round is the result of their adventures a fascinating, frank and highly entertaining. Ewan mcgregor first came to notice in the film shallow grave.
Mcgregor s brother colin joined the motorcycle team during the early stages of the long way down journey, and his father jim also rode on sections of both long way round and long way down. On the final leg of the journey to new york city ewan mcgregor and charley boorman are involved in collisions with cars. Boorman and mcgregor practice not only offroad riding and camping, but more unusual situations like how to give a bribe and how to escape ambush by bandits. Oct 24, 2019 with the shining sequel, doctor sleep, a return to the iconic role of obiwan kenobi, and a nowontrack personal life, ewan mcgregor is back. With ewan mcgregor, charley boorman, david alexanian, russ malkin. In a followup to the documentary series long way round, actors and best friends ewan mcgregor and charlie boorman travel from john ogroats, scotland. Ewan mcgregors long way round bmw r1150gs adventure. Mcgregor appeared in a twopart bbc documentary in april 2012 entitled ewan mcgregor. Throughout the series, they visit such locales as france, belgium, germany, ukraine, russia, kazakhstan, mongolia and siberia.
Long way round is the result of their adventures a fascinating, frank and highly entertaining adventure about two friends riding round the world together and, against all the odds, realising their dream. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Long way round chasing shadows across the world from london to new york, ewan mcgregor and charley boorman chased their shadows through europe, the ukraine, kazakhstan, mongolia and russia, across the pacific to alaska, then down through canada and america. In 2004 ewan mcgregor and charley boorman embarked on an epic challenge, to motorcycle 20, 000miles, cross 12 countries and 19 time zones in just 115 days. Charley boorman with his friend and fellow motorbike enthusiast, ewan mcgregor. Long way round 2004 ewan mcgregor and charley boorman in long way round. When ewan and charlie we feel weve gotten to know them so well that were now on a first name basiswhen ewan and charlie did their three months, 20,000 mile. Long way round tells the story of ewan mcgregor and charley boormans extraordinary journey around the world the long way round. Long way down long way round lwr is a british television series, dvd set and book documenting the 19,000mile 31,000 km journey of ewan mcgregor and charley boorman from london to new york city on motorcycles. He is currently working his way, via his bike, from john o groats in scotland to capetown, south africa.
They travelled eastwards through europe and asia, flew to alaska, and continued on by road to new york. In the long way round, he and boorman travelled 19,000 miles from london to new york via europe and asia, and then in the long. This documentary series follows actors ewan mcgregor and charley boorman on a motorcycle trip around the world. Ewan mcgregor list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Ewan mcgregor books list of books by author ewan mcgregor. Long way round is the result of their adventures a fascinating, frank and highly entertaining series about two friends riding round the world together and, against all the odds, realizing their dream. Cold chain mission in which he travels by motorbike, boat, plane and. There was quite a lot of talk at sundance in 2009 that well, its not a gay movie. Explore books by ewan mcgregor with our selection at. Learn more about long way down at ewan mcgregor and charley boorman share their experience.
This is the special extended edition dvd release of long way round. For many the long way down and long way round series, following ewan mcgregor and charley boorman on their roundtheworld. Long way round by ewan mcgregor, charley boorman waterstones. Nov 06, 2005 long way round is a documentary series that follows actors and best friends ewan mcgregor and charley boorman as they travel from london to new york city on the back of motorcycles. Shop for long way round and long way down tshirts, dvds, books and posters. See all books authored by ewan mcgregor, including long way round. Popular videos long way round long way round topic. Buy long way round reprint by mcgregor, ewan, boorman, charley isbn. Watch long way down online full episodes of season 1 yidio.
As a consequence, five episodes of this sevenepisode version are dedicated to the. Bonded by a unique friendship and love of motorbikes, long way round documents the adventures of ewan mcgregor and charley boorman on their extraordinary journey around the world. The actor recalls what it was like to arrive in new york city on the final day of his 19,000mile motorcycle trip around the world. Long way down is a television series, book and dvd documenting a motorcycle journey undertaken in 2007 by ewan mcgregor and charley boorman, from. In 1997, prior to making this series, actor ewan mcgregor was in an episode of. Oct 27, 2007 ewan mcgregor and charley boorman return for another unforgettable adventure this time riding the long way down.
Long way round beginning in london, ewan and charley chased their shadows through europe, the ukraine, kazakhstan, mongolia, and russia. Long way down is a television series, book and dvd documenting a motorcycle journey undertaken in 2007 by ewan mcgregor and charley boorman, from john o groats in scotland through eighteen countries in europe and africa to cape town in south africa. Featuring original diary entries, travel maps, mileage. Episode 1, 2, and 3 and charley boormans deliverance, excalibur motorcycle. Since then he has appeared in more than thirty films, playing renton in trainspotting and obiwan kenobi in star wars episodes one to three.
Aug 17, 2008 ewan mcgregor long way down posted by mike on august 17, 2008 ewan mcgregor has embarked on his second major motorcycle voyage, since traveling from scotland to new york through europe and asia. In 2004 ewan mcgregor and charley boorman embarked on an epic challenge, to motorcycle 20. Long way round is the result of their fourmonth, 20,000mile joyride. Ewan gordon mcgregor was born on march 31, 1971 in crieff, scotland. After their fantastic motorcycle trip around the world in 2004, bike fanatics and best friends ewan mcgregor and charley boorman couldnt shake the travel bug. Long way round audio book cd long way round audio book cd. Long way round lwr is a british television series, dvd set and book documenting the 19,000mile 31,000 km journey of ewan mcgregor and charley boorman from london to new york city on motorcycles.
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