Celebrity adventurer Charley Boorman set off from London this morning on his latest and most challenging round the world expedition - By Any Means. The star of last year’s smash BBC television series Long Way Down has been undergoing a rigorous training regime in preparation for the journey which will see him travel all the way to Sydney using any means of transport, other than commercial aircraft. Boorman will use means of transport appropriate to the countries that he visits including steam train, horse, boat, dugout canoe, cargo boat, motorcycle sidecar and tuk-tuk. The latest expedition will be filmed for a six-part series to be broadcast on BBC Two in the autumn.
Actor & adventurer Charley Boorman visited Watsonian-Squire, the longest established sidecar manufacturer in the world, for an intensive training session to learn how to drive a sidecar outfit, in preparation for his forthcoming expedition. Driving a sidecar outfit is very different to riding a motorcycle as it needs to be steered using the handlebars rather than by leaning into corners, and Watsonian have used 96 years of experience to develop an induction course for novices.