However, American producer David Alexanian and cameraman Jimmy Simak were unable to obtain the necessary entry visas and were forced to fly from Tunisia to Egypt where they rejoined the team. The European leg of the journey ended in Sicily, where they caught a ferry to Tunisia.įrom Tunisia they rode into Libya. The team traveled from their base in Olympia, London to John o' Groats at the northern tip of Scotland to begin their journey. They rode the BMW R1200GS Adventure, the successor to the R1150GS Adventure bikes they rode in Long Way Round. In addition they decided to travel constantly with a medic, Dai Jones, security officer Jim Foster and various 'fixers' - local guides and interpreters - throughout the journey. They were accompanied by the same key members of the team from Long Way Round, including cameraman and directors of photography Claudio Von Planta and Jimmy Simak (who also oversaw music supervision and soundtrack production), producers Russ Malkin and David Alexanian. The journey started on and finished on 4 August 2007. It is a follow-up to the Long Way Round trip of 2004, when the pair rode east from London to New York via Eurasia and North America. Long Way Down (LWD) is a documentary documenting a motorcycle journey undertaken by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, on which they rode south through 18 countries from John o' Groats in Scotland to Cape Agulhas in South Africa via Europe and Africa in 2007.

He added: “You hear people on television, like racing commentators and people who should know better, pooh-poohing electric bikes.Documentary hosted by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, published by BBC I just would tell people to go and try one.” People are resistant to it,” said McGregor.

Read more: McGregor teases plot for Obi-Wan Kenobi series The big change this time around is that the duo embarked on their 13,000-mile trip on prototype electric Harley-Davidson bikes - a move that will likely be divisive among bike purists. He has reunited with Boorman for another marathon ride in Apple TV+ series Long Way Up, 13 years after their last collaboration in 2007’s Long Way Down. The 49-year-old star told Yahoo Movies UK his documentaries with close friend Charley Boorman are not “so bike-centric” and appeal even to people who “don't know anything about bikes and don't care”. Ewan McGregor is not expecting backlash from fans of his motorbike adventure shows over the use of electric bikes in new series Long Way Up.

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