TV
'Long Way Round'
The journalist's previous escapades include motorbike trips with McGregor for Long Way Round and Long Way Down.
Six-part series By Any Means will see him go solo on a mission to get to Australia using any transport except commercial aircraft. The show will air in the autumn.
Speaking ahead of his departure this morning, Boorman said: "It's always nerve-wracking but incredibly exciting as you get closer to the departure date. But we've been planning for months and I'm ready to go."
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