The show spawned a follow-up series, Extreme Frontiers: South Africa.Ĭharley returned on Channel 5 at the end of 2013 for his next adventure, starting in Hawaii, through Alaska, the Eastern seaboard, Southern states, Gulf of Mexico, and finishing on the Pacific Coast. Rather than a journey, Extreme Frontiers aimed to 'take in all four extremities of Canada'.

In 2011, Boorman presented a prime-time adventure series for the UK's Channel 5, Charley Boorman's Extreme Frontiers, another collaboration with Russ. In 2009, Charley then went on to star in Right to the Edge: Sydney to Tokyo By Any Means, for the BBC. The event was produced and directed by Russ Malkin into the TV series Race to Dakar.Ģ008, Charley Boorman starred in By Any Means, which started in his hometown in County Wicklow, Ireland and ended in Sydney 'by any means” of local transport available. His further acting appearances included The Serpent’s Kiss (1997), on which he met Ewan McGregor and The Bunker (2001).īetween Long Way Round and Long Way Down, Charley competed in the 2006 Dakar Rally. Add to Wish List Link to this Book Add to Bookbag Sell this Book Buy it at Amazon Compare Prices. 2006 by Charley Boorman (Author) 104 ratings Hardcover £24.99 33 Used from £0.34 2 New from £18. Charley played a young Mordred in Excalibur (1981), then in 1985 played a leading role in The Emerald Forest which was nominated for three BAFTA Awards. Author: Charley Boorman, Ewan McGregor (Foreword) Format: Paperback. Being the son of the famous film director John Boorman, his career was already mapped out, appearing in the film “Deliverance” in 1972 and many others to follow.

Charley Boorman is a modern-day adventurer, travel writer and entertainer. Beginning in Lisbon and ending in the Senegalese capital of Dakar, the rally covers 15,000 kilometres of treacherous terrain, and is widely regarded as the most dangerous race on earth.

Race to Dakar by Charley Boorman