TV series

Race to Dakar

2006 · 1 season

A gruelling, honest ride through injury and self-doubt, mixing desert spectacle with quiet emotional struggle.

Overview: Race to Dakar is a documentary series following actor and keen motorcyclist Charley Boorman's entry into the 2006 Dakar Rally from Lisbon to Dakar. First aired on Sky2 and ABC Television during 2006, it was also released as a book.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, melancholic and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Survival, ambition, obsession, isolation
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
ambition
obsession
isolation
healing
Places: wilderness
road trip
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: documentary
Created by: Charley Boorman
Starring: Charley Boorman, Simon Pavey, Russ Malkin, Asia Mackay, Ewan McGregor
Length: 1 seasons, 7 episodes, 60 min each
Network: Sky Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English