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Adventure Reality Series "ODYSSEY: Driving around the World" Premieres in the UK


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LONDON--Burgess Productions’ new series titled, “ODYSSEY: Driving Around the World” premieres this Fall on The Extreme Sports Channel (Sky 419, Virgin 527). Experience the true journey of life on the global road with a team of 7 young professionals who dropped everything for the adventure of a lifetime… On Monday, Nov 5th at 10:00am and 8:30pm, “Episode 1: The Launch,” kicks off the 13-part character-based adventure series.

Equipped with 3 specialized Land Rovers, 7 adventure-hungry team members depart from California on a year-long, 41,000-mile expedition through tropical jungles, scorching deserts, and snow covered peaks. Watch tensions run high in Panama when the team is stuck on the side of the road. Spend New Years Eve in Guayaquil, Ecuador where they explode effigies with the locals, and see what happens when the team runs out of gas in the Atacama Desert (Chile). They are the first foreigners to cross Myanmar (Burma) in over 50 years! But it’s not long before they get detained in India, deported from China and sent back into Pakistan. Witness their personal meeting with the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India, where he wishes the team luck on their journey. Venturing to the far corners of the globe, through 26 different countries, the team members find their minds and spirits pushed to the limits.

“When we got to East India, we were under armed guard due to the separatist activity there. At one point, we had 23 guards with machine guns and three armoured vehicles with top-mounted guns with us.” - Adam Burgess Producer/Director

Produced & Directed by Adam Burgess of Burgess Productions, Inc.

Guest Appearances include travel writer Rolf Potts, actor Michael J. Fox, and director of The Titanic James Cameron.

Narrated by UK’s Gareth “GAZ” Wesley of Chiltern FM radio.

See images, journals and route details about their adventure at www.odysseyshow.com. Watch ODYSSEY: Driving Around the World on The Extreme Sports Channel (Sky 419 Virgin 527), National Geographic Adventure Channel, OLN Canada, Drive TV Russia and soon on LifeOne (Sky 197).