Cinema Science

Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman have embarked on another monumental motorcycle journey from London to Cape Town, South Africa, in a bid to raise money for charity, they are calling the trip Long Way Down. The pair completed a similar adventure in 2004 from Scotland to New York via Europe and Asia, which was made into the BBC documentary Long Way Round, which is really quite good. McGregor and Boorman will pass through 20 countries including many areas plagued with poverty, violence and civil strife. They hope to raise funds for UNICEF the Children's Hospice Association Scotland and the charity Riders For Health - which supports motorcycle - riding health workers in Africa. Long Way Down is also being made into a TV series.