This special edition of the motoring show sees Jeremy, Richard and James drive across Burma in three suspect lorries, on a mission to build a bridge over the River Kwai.
Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May are on a mission to build a bridge over the River Kwai in Thailand. However, in order to that they must first drive across a country that has been largely closed to westerners for over 40 years: Burma.
Futhermore, the trio must make this trip in three lorries that have been bought 'sight unseen' from the internet for a limited budget. Unsurprisingly, they are not quite as the trio might have hoped or expected.
What follows is an epic journey of beautiful scenery, regular adversity, ongoing malfunction and the constant bickering of three badly dressed buffoons.
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Burma - Horses
Duration: 03:24
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Burma - Naypyiadaw mods and drag race
Duration: 07:25
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Burma - Meet Up - Challenge
Duration: 05:14
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Burma Special
Duration: 00:20
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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:01Shigeru Umebayashi
No Way Out聽
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00:02Shigeru Umebayashi
Beauty Song聽
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00:02Malachai
I Deserve To No聽
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00:03Jefferson Airplane
White Rabbit
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00:04Crosby, Stills & Nash
Long Time Gone聽
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00:06Malcolm Arnold
The River Kwai March聽
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00:06Kings of Leon
颁谤补飞濒听
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00:08Roy Budd
The Internecine Project聽
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00:09Queens of the Stone Age
Spiders And Vinegaroons聽
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00:10Roy Budd
Too Late聽
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00:10Nathan Johnson
贵颈苍补濒别听
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00:12Roy Budd
The Internecine Project聽
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00:12Nathan Johnson
贵颈苍补濒别听
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00:12DJ Shadow
Lost And Found聽
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00:13Primal Scream
Zombie Man聽
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00:14Shigeru Umebayashi & Kathleen Battle
Lovers - Flower Garden聽
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00:15Susumu Yokota
Future Tiger聽
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00:16Yo鈥怸o Ma
The Eternal Vow
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00:17John Powell
罢补苍驳颈别谤蝉听
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00:18John Powell
Man Versus Man聽
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00:18Yo鈥怸o Ma
Desert Capriccio聽
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00:19Shigeru Umebayashi
Ambush In 10 Directions聽
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00:21Roy Budd
The Internecine Project聽
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00:21Alabama 3
Sister Rosetta聽
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00:24Rachid Taha
Barra Barra聽
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00:25Roy Budd
The Internecine Project聽
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00:25Shigeru Umebayashi
Battle In The Forest聽
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00:26Yo鈥怸o Ma
The Eternal Vow
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00:26Roland Vincent
LSD Partie聽
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00:28Queens of the Stone Age
Spiders And Vinegaroons聽
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00:29Hans Zimmer
罢补诲补谤颈诲补听
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00:29Lalo Schifrin
Broken Mirrors聽
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00:30Roy Budd
The Internecine Project聽
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00:31David Byrne
The Last Emporer
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00:32Manic Street Preachers
(I Miss the) Tokyo Skyline聽
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00:33Roy Budd
Rescue Of Limbani聽
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00:33Roy Budd
The Internecine Project聽
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00:34Shigeru Umebayashi
Battle In The Forest聽
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00:34Creedence Clearwater Revival
Fortunate Son聽
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00:34The Velvet Underground
闯别蝉耻蝉听
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00:36Hans Zimmer
叠补办补谤补听
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00:36Brian Eno
笔补濒别辞蝉辞苍颈肠听
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00:37Roy Budd
The Internecine Project聽
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00:40The Velvet Underground
I'm Waiting for the Man聽
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00:40Manic Street Preachers
Builders Of Routine聽
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00:42Hans Zimmer
罢补诲补谤颈诲补听
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00:42Ananda Shankar
Jumpin' Jack Flash聽
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00:44The Heavy
What Makes A Good Man聽
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00:44Kings of Leon
I Want You聽
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00:45Roy Budd
The Internecine Project - Mr Easy聽
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00:45Primal Scream
Zombie Man聽
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00:46New Order
Get Out聽
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00:47The Rolling Stones
Monkey Man聽
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00:46Pink Floyd
The Great Gig In The Sky
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00:47Kings of Leon
I Want You聽
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00:48Pink Floyd
Welcome To The Machine聽
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00:48Roy Budd
Field Of Honor聽
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00:48Amon Tobin
Ode To Morricone聽
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00:49Primal Scream
Tenement Kid聽
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00:50Roy Frederick Budd聽
The Internecine Project聽
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00:50Roy Frederick Budd聽
The Internecine Project - Mr Easy聽
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00:51The Maccabees
Given To The Wild聽
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00:52Shigeru Umebayashi
Battle In The Forest聽
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00:52Lalo Schifrin
Just Coffee聽
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00:53Cong Su聽
尝耻苍肠丑听
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00:55Ennio Morricone
Per Qualchio Dollaro聽
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00:55Ennio Morricone
Titoli (For A Fistful Of Dollars)聽
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00:57Ennio Morricone
颁补谤颈濒濒辞苍听
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00:57The Maccabees
Given To The Wild聽
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00:58The Inner Temple聽
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00:58Hans Zimmer
The Last Samurai
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00:59Alabama 3
Sister Rosetta聽
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01:01Hans Zimmer
狈测肠迟别谤颈蝉听
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01:01Hans Zimmer
叠补谤产补蝉迟别濒濒补听
Composer: James Newton Howard. -
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01:01Brian Tyler
Into The Barrio聽
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Jeremy Clarkson |
| Presenter | James May |
| Presenter | Richard Hammond |
| Executive Producer | Andy Wilman |
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