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Last broadcast on Tue, 10 Nov 2009, 00:20 on BBC Two (Scotland only) (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
In the second series of By Any Means, Charley Boorman starts his adventure in Sydney and travels up the Pacific Rim through Australia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, the Philippines and Taiwan, to finish in Tokyo, Japan.
Finally arriving on Japanese soil, Charley heads straight for the Naha naval base to learn more about the battle of Okinawa.
From there, he spends 24 hours onboard a local ferry that takes him to the mainland. Meeting up with Tarquin, a twelve-year-old train fanatic, they travel to meet his father Humphrey and jump on Italian motorbikes to check out the landscape and local scenery of Japan.
Charley's great love of motorbikes continues when he visits the workshops of custom-built bikes and awesome design studios.
Visiting Hiroshima on the anniversary of the Peace Memorial Ceremony, Charley is filled with sadness, but also admiration at how the community have united and moved on from the devastation of the atomic bomb.
Finally, getting a thrill from riding one of Japan's most renowned rollercoasters, then visiting the country's highest mountain, Mount Fuji, Charley takes in the breathtaking views before riding the final leg of his epic adventure to reach Tokyo.
Credits
- Presenter
- Charley Boorman
- Director
- Claudio Von Planta
- Director
- Samuel Simon
- Producer
- Samuel Simon
Broadcasts
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Sun 8 Nov 200921:00
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Mon 9 Nov 200923:50
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Tue 10 Nov 200900:00
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Tue 10 Nov 200900:20
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