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Long Way Down starts Sunday, John-o-groats to Capetown

Started by dbninja , Oct 24 2007 08:22 pm

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#1 dbninja

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Posted 24 October 2007 - 08:22 pm

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Charlie and Ewan's new "epic" adventure LONG WAY DOWN starts this Sunday 28th October at 9pm on BBC 2...

thats right after you have watched Top Gear on BBC 1 good.gif





bloody unbelievable! a whole TWO programmes worth watching... one after the other good.gif


call me a couch potato banana.gif banana.gif banana.gif



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Posted 24 October 2007 - 08:50 pm

still not worth the tv license fee. but at least it will make a change from the rest of the drivel on the box night after night.

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Posted 24 October 2007 - 09:49 pm

cheers for heads up, I've set meself a reminder good.gif

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Posted 24 October 2007 - 10:15 pm

QUOTE(dbninja @ Wed 24th Oct 2007, 09:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
a whole TWO programmes worth watching... one after the other good.gif
call me a couch potato banana.gif banana.gif banana.gif
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But are you absolutely sure that there are no soaps on that Mrs Ninja may want to watch!??

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Posted 24 October 2007 - 10:20 pm

oh feck, that has just reminded me, mrs pantboy watches smallville on sunday after topgear, well she did.

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Posted 24 October 2007 - 11:16 pm

QUOTE(DaveM @ Wed 24th Oct 2007, 11:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
But are you absolutely sure that there are no soaps on that Mrs Ninja may want to watch!??

Dave



trust me!

mrs Ninja can go watch the telly in the bedroom! .......... dbn will be watching it on the 42" HD

i know its going to happen!






she said i could watch it downstairs wub.gif





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Posted 27 October 2007 - 05:36 pm

Just one more day to go yeahbaby.gif

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Posted 27 October 2007 - 06:08 pm

I will be glued to the TV for this. Is it over six episodes like long way round was? I have also heard they are now planning "the long way up" which will be the trans america highway from bottom cape of south america upto alaska.

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Posted 27 October 2007 - 06:27 pm

QUOTE(bobalob5 @ Sat 27th Oct 2007, 06:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I will be glued to the TV for this. Is it over six episodes like long way round was?

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according to the BBC long way down website this will be over 6 episodes.
Long Way Round was in fact 7 episodes or 10 episodes on the extended 3 disk special edition.

Cant wait for this one but will have to as i'm going to record the first couple of episodes to give me time to finish the book.
This was only released on the 11th Oct and i'm only 2/3 of the way through it at the moment (Northern Ethiopia)

Edited by BigC, 27 October 2007 - 06:28 pm.


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Posted 27 October 2007 - 09:37 pm

QUOTE(BigC @ Sat 27th Oct 2007, 07:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
according to the BBC long way down website this will be over 6 episodes.
Long Way Round was in fact 7 episodes or 10 episodes on the extended 3 disk special edition.

Cant wait for this one but will have to as i'm going to record the first couple of episodes to give me time to finish the book.
This was only released on the 11th Oct and i'm only 2/3 of the way through it at the moment (Northern Ethiopia)


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Posted 27 October 2007 - 09:54 pm

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Remember to change your video clock as they all go back tonight. Woo hoo, another hour in bed tomorrow banana.gif


I wish you hadn't said that sad.gif . I was just about to go to bed (working tomorrow). Now I've convinced myself that it's OK to stay up for another hour and another beer which will take me to the point of no return and I'll have to have yet another beer and another beer and another drinks.gif drinks.gif ....... and I'll end up sleeping stupidly late....and be knackered in the morning and have a headache rolleyes.gif

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Posted 28 October 2007 - 08:38 pm

QUOTE(Pantboy @ Thu 25th Oct 2007, 07:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
still not worth the tv license fee....

I think I may be repeating myself... but the what???
Are you talking cable/pay TV? or do you have to have a licence to watch 'free to air' TV? Weird

QUOTE(cupasoop @ Sun 28th Oct 2007, 07:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Remember to change your clock as they all go back tonight.

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Posted 28 October 2007 - 10:10 pm

Just watched it. Brilliant. They threw a bit of acting in there, but the bikes were great. Like Scotland too.

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Posted 28 October 2007 - 10:11 pm

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Just watched it. Brilliant. They threw a bit of acting in there, but the bikes were great. Like Scotland too.


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Posted 28 October 2007 - 10:15 pm

Yeah twas ok (lucky bassads). I guess they have to dramatize everything to make it worth a t.v. program. Hopefully they will not be hamming it up too much along the way.
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Posted 28 October 2007 - 10:24 pm

bugger...missed it, was catching up with me emails and messages after the weekend away.

wonder when its repeated?

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Posted 28 October 2007 - 10:25 pm

QUOTE(Big Bird @ Sun 28th Oct 2007, 08:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I think I may be repeating myself... but the what???
Are you talking cable/pay TV? or do you have to have a licence to watch 'free to air' TV? Weird

no were talking the bbc (for that read the government) take 136 quid off everybody just for the priviledge of having a tv in the living room. then you pay extra for the cable on top of that. mad.gif

long way down was good though, ewans wife is being very selfish and i can see it all ending in tears.

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Posted 28 October 2007 - 10:30 pm

QUOTE(TonyDevil @ Sun 28th Oct 2007, 10:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
bugger...missed it, was catching up with me emails and messages after the weekend away.

wonder when its repeated?


23:20 on Tuesday 30th October. BBC 2

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Posted 28 October 2007 - 10:34 pm

QUOTE(TonyDevil @ Sun 28th Oct 2007, 10:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
bugger...missed it, was catching up with me emails and messages after the weekend away.

wonder when its repeated?

tuesday 11.20 pm bbc2

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Posted 28 October 2007 - 10:39 pm

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23:20 on Tuesday 30th October. BBC 2

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QUOTE(Pantboy @ Sun 28th Oct 2007, 10:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
tuesday 11.20 pm bbc2

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to fit : led spotlights, heated grips, new braided lines and rear caliper that actually has bleed nipples
Silver-ish 2003 900, 70k miles, PilotRoad3 front tyre (new@65k) & PR2 rear(new at 69k), Renthal 755 bars with KTM handguards, oxford unheated grips, power commander 3usb, scorpion titanium exhausts, standard screen with vario winglet thingy, stainless grill, oem centre stand, bagster tank cover, givi monokey topplate mounted on grabrail with V46 topbox, Givi PL pannier rails with E21s, crash bungs, mirror extender thingys, Halfords Advanced Laser Blue brillance bulbs, 21w led spotlights, touring scottoiler with leehenty dual nozzle, Autocom with blueteeth & PMR radio, TomTom Rider3 Urban, winter style anti-dazzle coating
to fit : led brake light strip, replacement heated grips
current rides : TDM850 3vd/mk1=tourer&scratcher, TRX850=weekend twisty toy, 2003 TDM900=commuter, 2005 TDM900=unmolested.  Gone but not forgotton : XTZ750=overland touring toy, GS500e, GS125
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