The Last Overland

Reviews:

Bescoby is a terrific travelling companion, full of insight, sharp observation and enviable sangfroid.

Michael Wood

Elegant, wry, indomitable, self-deprecating – a splendid, sparkling addition to expeditions and to travel writing.

Rory Stewart

The Last Overland is an epic overland journey, epitomising the spirit of the great modern adventure.

Levison Wood

Alex Bescoby weaves travel, adventure, history and the contemporary together like no one else. His great gift is to take us on a journey through past and present. By its end we have learned more about the world and ourselves

Dan Snow

The First Overland was an amazing journey, underlining the fact that adventure is always out there for anybody who seeks it. This epic recreation of that trip shows us that whether you’re the first or the thousandth, the view from the mountaintop is just as incredible. I know that Alex’s Last Overland expedition will inspire other intrepid explorers to ensure that this is definitely not the last – there is always more to see and explore

Tony Wheeler, co-founder of Lonely Planet

This is a fabulous adventure – reckless, insanely ambitious and filled with sweat, tears and laughter ... irresistible reading. An immense challenge and a thrilling true story

Joanna Lumley

A proper adventure story – a journey halfway around the world with all the scrapes, hiccups, wonderment and exhilaration to be expected from an epic journey in an old Land Rover with a leaky roof. Told with an infectious enthusiasm, passion and compelling verve, this is the story of an overland journey that says much about our ongoing relationship with the planet on which we live, but also the passage of time and an undimmed thirst for adventure.

James Holland

Not content to just pay homage to a legendary journey, Alex Bescoby must drive the very Land Rover, complete with GIN and TONIC Jerry cans, that made the trip in 1955. Spoiler alert: nothing goes to plan. The Last Overland is steered by an indomitable spirit through time, friendships, obsession, doubt and perpetual motion. A book not only for adventurous hearts who want to seize life, but for those who want to interrogate what it is to be human.

Keggie Carew

Reviews:

Told with verve, passion, and above all a huge amount of fun, this is the real thing ... Bescoby is a terrific travelling companion, full of insight, sharp observation and enviable sangfroid.

Michael Wood

Elegant, wry, indomitable, self-deprecating – a splendid, sparkling addition to expeditions and to travel writing.

Rory Stewart

A fantastic piece of travel writing set to become a classic of the genre. The Last Overland is an epic overland journey, epitomising the spirit of the great modern adventure.

Levison Wood

Alex Bescoby weaves travel, adventure, history and the contemporary together like no one else. His great gift is to take us on a journey through past and present. By its end we have learned more about the world and ourselves

Dan Snow

The First Overland was an amazing journey, underlining the fact that adventure is always out there for anybody who seeks it. This epic recreation of that trip shows us that whether you’re the first or the thousandth, the view from the mountaintop is just as incredible. I know that Alex’s Last Overland expedition will inspire other intrepid explorers to ensure that this is definitely not the last – there is always more to see and explore

Tony Wheeler, co-founder of Lonely Planet

‘This is a fabulous adventure – reckless, insanely ambitious and filled with sweat, tears and laughter ... irresistible reading. An immense challenge and a thrilling true story.’

Joanna Lumley

A proper adventure story – a journey halfway around the world with all the scrapes, hiccups, wonderment and exhilaration to be expected from an epic journey in an old Land Rover with a leaky roof. Told with an infectious enthusiasm, passion and compelling verve, this is the story of an overland journey that says much about our ongoing relationship with the planet on which we live, but also the passage of time and an undimmed thirst for adventure.

James Holland

Not content to just pay homage to a legendary journey, Alex Bescoby must drive the very Land Rover, complete with GIN and TONIC Jerry cans, that made the trip in 1955. Spoiler alert: nothing goes to plan. The Last Overland is steered by an indomitable spirit through time, friendships, obsession, doubt and perpetual motion. A book not only for adventurous hearts who want to seize life, but for those who want to interrogate what it is to be human.

Keggie Carew

The epitome of an epic expedition. This story speaks to the spirit of adventure. That innately curious part of the human condition that seeks to push boundaries and endure.

Country & Town House magazine

Alex Bescoby recreates a journey originally documented in the mid-1950s, bookending one of the great overland adventures of the last century in buccaneering fashion.

Wanderlust

A poignant meditation on age, health and acknowledging the heroes of the past

Waterstones

Reviews:

Told with verve, passion, and above all a huge amount of fun, this is the real thing ... Bescoby is a terrific travelling companion, full of insight, sharp observation and enviable sangfroid.

Michael Wood

Elegant, wry, indomitable, self-deprecating – a splendid, sparkling addition to expeditions and to travel writing.

Rory Stewart

A fantastic piece of travel writing set to become a classic of the genre. The Last Overland is an epic overland journey, epitomising the spirit of the great modern adventure.

Levison Wood

Alex Bescoby weaves travel, adventure, history and the contemporary together like no one else. His great gift is to take us on a journey through past and present. By its end we have learned more about the world and ourselves

Dan Snow

The First Overland was an amazing journey, underlining the fact that adventure is always out there for anybody who seeks it. This epic recreation of that trip shows us that whether you’re the first or the thousandth, the view from the mountaintop is just as incredible. I know that Alex’s Last Overland expedition will inspire other intrepid explorers to ensure that this is definitely not the last – there is always more to see and explore

Tony Wheeler, co-founder of Lonely Planet

‘This is a fabulous adventure – reckless, insanely ambitious and filled with sweat, tears and laughter ... irresistible reading. An immense challenge and a thrilling true story.’

Joanna Lumley

A proper adventure story – a journey halfway around the world with all the scrapes, hiccups, wonderment and exhilaration to be expected from an epic journey in an old Land Rover with a leaky roof. Told with an infectious enthusiasm, passion and compelling verve, this is the story of an overland journey that says much about our ongoing relationship with the planet on which we live, but also the passage of time and an undimmed thirst for adventure.

James Holland

Not content to just pay homage to a legendary journey, Alex Bescoby must drive the very Land Rover, complete with GIN and TONIC Jerry cans, that made the trip in 1955. Spoiler alert: nothing goes to plan. The Last Overland is steered by an indomitable spirit through time, friendships, obsession, doubt and perpetual motion. A book not only for adventurous hearts who want to seize life, but for those who want to interrogate what it is to be human.

Keggie Carew

The epitome of an epic expedition. This story speaks to the spirit of adventure. That innately curious part of the human condition that seeks to push boundaries and endure.

Country & Town House magazine

Alex Bescoby recreates a journey originally documented in the mid-1950s, bookending one of the great overland adventures of the last century in buccaneering fashion.

Wanderlust

A poignant meditation on age, health and acknowledging the heroes of the past

Waterstones

Sales points:

Shortlisted as a Waterstones Book of the Year 2022, and nominated for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award 2023 (to be announced in Feb 23)
The expedition is supported by major brands, including Land Rover, Lonely Planet, Ophir Gin and the Singapore Tourism Board
The hardback edition was released alongside The Last Overland (4x60’) TV series, which launched exclusively on All 4 in October 2022 – reaching a potential monthly audience of 41 million viewers on VoD and linear, and a further 25 million on Channel 4’s social media platforms – and to be distributed by eOne Entertainment across the globe
Comp titles: The First Overland, Tim Slessor (with a foreword by Sir David Attenborough) (George G. Harrap 1958); Land Rover: The Story of the Car That Conquered the World, Ben Fogle (William Collins 2016)

Sales points:

Timed to be released alongside The Last Overland (4x60’) TV series launching exclusively on All 4 in October 2022 – reaching a potential monthly audience of 41 million viewers on VoD and linear, and a further 25 million on Channel 4’s social media platforms – and to be distributed by eOne Entertainment across the globe
The involvement of Tim Slessor, and later his grandson, Nat, in the journey will tie The First Overland and this book firmly together
The expedition is supported by major brands (Land Rover, Fortnum & Mason, Lonely Planet, Opihr Gin, Revolut, and others), and institutions (the Singapore Tourism Board, the Royal Geographical Society and the UK Great Campaign), all of whom have a vested interest in the book's success
Comp titles: The First Overland, Tim Slessor (with a foreword by Sir David Attenborough) (George G. Harrap 1958); Land Rover: The Story of the Car That Conquered the World, Ben Fogle (William Collins 2016)

Sales points:

Timed to be released alongside The Last Overland (4x60’) TV series launching exclusively on All 4 in October 2022 – reaching a potential monthly audience of 41 million viewers on VoD and linear, and a further 25 million on Channel 4’s social media platforms – and to be distributed by eOne Entertainment across the globe
The involvement of Tim Slessor, and later his grandson, Nat, in the journey will tie The First Overland and this book firmly together
The expedition is supported by major brands (Land Rover, Fortnum & Mason, Lonely Planet, Opihr Gin, Revolut, and others), and institutions (the Singapore Tourism Board, the Royal Geographical Society and the UK Great Campaign), all of whom have a vested interest in the book’s success and whose global communications platforms can be leveraged
Comp titles: The First Overland, Tim Slessor (with a foreword by Sir David Attenborough) (George G. Harrap 1958) Land Rover: The Story of the Car That Conquered the World, Ben Fogle (William Collins 2016)

Sales points:

Timed to be released alongside The Last Overland (4x60’) TV series launching exclusively on All 4 in October 2022 – reaching a potential monthly audience of 41 million viewers on VoD and linear, and a further 25 million on Channel 4’s social media platforms – and to be distributed by eOne Entertainment across the globe
The involvement of Tim Slessor, and later his grandson, Nat, in the journey will tie The First Overland and this book firmly together
The expedition is supported by major brands (Land Rover, Fortnum & Mason, Lonely Planet, Opihr Gin, Revolut, and others), and institutions (the Singapore Tourism Board, the Royal Geographical Society and the UK Great Campaign), all of whom have a vested interest in the book's success
Comp titles: The First Overland, Tim Slessor (with a foreword by Sir David Attenborough) (George G. Harrap 1958); Land Rover: The Story of the Car That Conquered the World, Ben Fogle (William Collins 2016)