Long Way Round | |
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Created by | Ewan McGregor Charley Boorman David Alexanian Russ Malkin |
Starring | Ewan McGregor Charley Boorman |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of episodes | 7 (10 ep. extended broadcast) |
Production | |
Cinematography | Claudio von Planta Jimmy Simak |
Running time | 42 minutes (per episode / approx.) |
Original release | |
Network | Sky 1 |
Release | 18 October 2004 1 February 2005 | –
Related | |
Race to Dakar Long Way Down By Any Means Long Way Up | |
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Author | Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman |
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Cover artist | Julian Broad (photo) and Duncan Spilling (design) |
Genre | Travelogue |
Publisher | Atria Books |
Publication date | 2 November 2004 |
Media type | Hardback |
Pages | 320 |
ISBN | 0-7434-9933-6 |
Followed by | Long Way Down |
Long Way Round (LWR) is a British television series and book documenting the 19,000-mile (31,000 km) journey of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman from London to New York City on motorcycles. They travelled eastwards through Europe and Asia, flew to Alaska, and continued by road to New York. The series aired on Sky One from 18 October 2004 – 1 February 2005 and was repeated on BBC Two in 2008. The series was added to Apple TV+ on 18 September 2020, along with sequels Long Way Down (2007) and Long Way Up (2020).