The Last Overland
A BBC documentary about travelling overland from Singapore back to London
- 2022-2022
- 1 season
- Documentary
A BBC documentary about travelling overland from Singapore back to London
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2022
Episode 1
Best Laid Plans...
In 1955, adventurer Tim Slessor completes a record-breaking drive from London to Singapore. Now 87-years-old, he sets off to recreate the same journey, in the same old Land Rover.
Episode 2
Royals & Rebels
To keep Tim's great dream alive, the team cross Myanmar, where they mix with royalty, and India, where they crash a tribal turf war.
Episode 3
Roof of the World
Forced to avoid Afghanistan, the team take on China and Central Asia. With freezing temperatures, crippling altitude and deadly bandits, they might be in over their heads.
Episode 4
Homeward Bound?
After raising their antique car from the dead in Turkmenistan, the team race to the finish line through the shadow of the old Soviet Union and try to complete the mission 87-year-old Tim started.