World’s Toughest Road Trip: Malaysia, Thailand & More | The Last Overland Episode 1 | Free Documentary Watch the Next Episode Here: https://youtu.be/K0uxX2tQFFQ The Background: The Last Overland is the story behind the four-part documentary series - the journey of filmmaker Alex Bescoby and his team across 13,000 miles to recreate the legendary overland expedition of 1956. In 1955, a young TV producer named David Attenborough was approached by six recent graduates from Oxford and Cambridge universities, determined to drive the entire length of Eurasia, as it was then known, from London to Singapore. It was the ' unclimbed Everest of motoring' - many had tried, none had succeeded. Sensing this time might be different, Attenborough gave the Oxford and Cambridge Far Eastern Expedition enough film reels to cover their attempt. The 19,000-mile journey completed by Tim Slessor and the team was told in Attenborough's Travellers' Tales, and captivated a nation emerging from postwar austerity. Tim's book, The First Overland, was published shortly after and soon became the Bible of the overlanding religion. Inspired by Attenborough's comment fifty years on that it was a journey ' that I don't think could be made again today', Alex made contact with now eighty-six-year-old Tim and together they planned an epic recreation of the original trip, this time from Singapore to London. With their improbable team and the prospect of getting the original ' Oxford' - arguably the world's most famous Land Rover - home to London, their goal was to complete the heroic journey started more than sixty years earlier. Episode 1 - Best Laid Plans In 1955, adventurer Tim Slessor completed 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. #FreeDocumentary #Documentary #roadtrip ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Subscribe to Free Documentary Channel for free: https://bit.ly/2YJ4XzQ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Free Documentary is dedicated to bringing high-quality documentaries to you on YouTube for free with the latest camera equipment used by well-known filmmakers working for famous production studios. You will see fascinating shots from the deep seas and up in the air, capturing great stories and pictures of everything our extraordinary planet offers.