Former cricketer and star Freddie Flintoff is depending on pedal power as he embarks on the cycling challenge of a lifetime. Together with author, journalist and cyclist Rob Penn, Flintoff stars in two-part documentary Flintoff's Road to Nowhere, which sees the pair take on an epic journey into the dark heart of the Amazon, along a section of the world's most controversial mega-road: Brazil's Trans-Amazonian Highway. Along the way, they encounter an extraordinary range of people, places and situations with a focus on raising awareness of the heightened threat of deforestation. The result will be a dangerous, dramatic, entertaining, hair-raising and thought-provoking voyage of discovery through one of the world's most enigmatic regions, during a time of unprecedented change.
Show Info
Network: Sky Showcase
(2014 -
2014)
Schedule: Fridays at 21:00
(60 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Documentary
Genres:
AdventureTravel
Episodes ordered: 2 episodes
Official site: www.sky.com
(waiting for more votes)
Previous Episode
Episode 2
Episode 1x02; Apr 11, 2014
The boys power through the last leg of their Amazon adventure. As well as meeting the men with the chainsaws, they try their hand at teaching at a local school.