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* NOW A MAJOR DOCUMENTARY SERIES ON ALL 4 * 'This is a fabulous adventure - reckless, insanely ambitious and filled with sweat, tears and laughter ... irresistible reading.' Joanna Lumley 'Alex Bescoby weaves travel, adventure, history and the contemporary together like no one else. His great gift is to take us on a journey through past and present. By its end we have learned more about the world and ourselves.' Dan Snow _____________________ _____________________ _____________________ 'A journey that I don't think could be made again today'. It was this comment by Sir David Attenborough on the fiftieth anniversary of the iconic First Overland expedition that became an irresistible challenge for filmmaker and adventurer Alex Bescoby. In 1955, Attenborough, then a young TV producer, was approached by six recent university graduates determined to drive the entire length of 'Eurasia', from London to Singapore . It was the unclimbed Everest of motoring - many had tried, none had succeeded. Sensing this time might be different, Attenborough gave the expedition enough film reel to cover their attempt. The 19,000-mile journey completed by Tim Slessor and the team captivated a nation
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Alex Bescoby
- Publisher
- Michael O'Mara Books Limited
- Published
- 2023
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781789294750
- Category
- nonfiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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