Product Details

• Actors: Charley Boorman, Russ Malkin, Paul Mungeam, Lucy Trujillo, Oliver Blackwell
• Directors: Russ Malkin
• Producers: Charley Boorman: Ireland to Sydney by Any Means - 2-DVD Set (AUS) ( By Any Means with Charley Boorma, Charley Boorman: Ireland to Sydney by Any Means - 2-DVD Set (AUS), By Any Means with Charley Boorman - Season 1, By Any Means - Season One
• Format: Import, PAL, Widescreen
• Region: Region 2 (Read more about DVD formats.)
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Universal
• Run Time: 363 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B0021NXD5I
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #257,498 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Australia released, PAL/Region 2.4 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: 2-DVD Set, Anamorphic Widescreen, Cast/Crew Interview(s), Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Following the phenomenal success of Long Way Round, Race to Dakar and Long Way Down, adventurer extraordinaire Charley Boorman is back with a brand new voyage. Charley is faced with the utmost challenge: To get himself from Wicklow County in Ireland to Sydney, Australia By Any Means of transportation available. From Yacks to Yugos, trucks to trawlers and ferries to fruit boats, no mode of moving transport is overlooked as Charley negotiates his way through 25 countries and over 20,000 miles. Taking in Eastern Europe and the undiscovered countries of far Western Asia, moving across India and high up into the Himalayas, Charley mixes his passion for travelling with his love of meeting people and appreciating some of the world's most incredible offerings. An exhilarating story uncovering a vast array of exciting, vehicles that in turn unleash the flavour of each nation visited. A must-watch for all. ...Charley Boorman: Ireland to Sydney by Any Means - 2-DVD Set (AUS) ( By Any Means with Charley Boorman - Season 1 ) ( By Any Means - Season One )

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Complete Charley, May 16, 2010

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David Bowers "@iamdavebowers" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Charley Boorman: Ireland to Sydney by Any Means - 2-DVD Set (AUS) ( By Any Means with Charley Boorman - Season 1 ) ( By Any Means - Season One ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2.4 Import - Australia ] (DVD)

Before I start my review of the series I'd say that watching this on DVD is the way to go. This kind of adventure should seem epic and long, put it on and watch 3 episodes back to back. Not in a weekly form. I found Long Way Down much better on DVD than on TV due to this. Oh and one more thing, it's not as good as Ewan McGregor And Charley Boorman - Long Way Round [Special Edition] [2004], few shows are, so don't expect it to be.

So, it's Charley on his own, but not for the first time. Charley Boorman - Race to Dakar follows Charley as he and his team enter the infamous Dakar Rally. In this Charley has to show his abilities as a Biker and presenter, good training for By Any Means.

By Any Means is a different adventure altogether. Gone are the BMW motorbikes, replaced by over 100 different types of transport as Charley goes from Ireland to Australia 'by any means'. Really this is one big, nerdy transport documentary, showing how people move around the world, talking more about machines than cultures. This isn't a documentary about soaking up cultures as per the previous outings. Things get trickier as the series goes on, climaxing in a some dangerous events in the last episode.

Charley does well, he's obviously a good guy and is willing to show all to the camera (literally). This is more like your mate going on an adventure than a TV/Film star, which is By Any Mean's charm.

I've enjoyed it on TV and even more so on DVD.