SOUTH AFRICA'S TV WEBSITE
SIGN IN SEARCH MENU
SOUTH AFRICA'S TV WEBSITE


Peking to Paris

Genres: Travel, Documentary Series

Rate:

8.7

Add to Show Favourites

About the Show

Peking To Paris is a documentary series which attempts to recreate the route taken 100 years ago in 1907 by intrepid automobile enthusiasts, using vintage cars.

The series premieres in South Africa on DStv's Travel Channel on Sunday 27 January 2008, at 22h00. There are 10 half-hour episodes in the series.

Synopsis

The series follows video-diarists in five antique cars as they race against 130 others for more than 7,000 miles from China to France. Presenter-director Jack Pizzey goes with them and pulls their stories together in a vivid mix of travel, adventure, wit and grit.

In 2007, one hundred and thirty three vintage cars raced 16,000 kilometres from Peking to Paris.

The race was gruelling, often involving driving large distances without proper roads and the cars and competitors were pushed to the limits of their ability.

The fact that this race was a re-enactment of one that took place exactly 100 years before is even more astonishing.

Peking to Paris focuses on five competitors trying to keep body and bumpers together across deepest Mongolia in a re-run of the famous 1907 race.

Marvel as cotton-count sheet obsessive Michele from Manhattan flashes past in her 1930 Chevrolet Coupe. Wonder as Geordies Bob and Joe make friends and influence people with their unintelligible English in their 1934 Lagonda. Gasp as Jonathan and Adam bicker and fight their way along in an original 1907 Itala 40.

This is an unmissable, crazy, modern-day adventure.


Starring

as
Presenter - Himself


LATEST ARTICLES

New on TV today: Tuesday 8 July 2025

Mzansi Magic invites you to Lose It or Lose Me and Netflix documents The Real Project X.


On Carte Blanche: drug dealer doctors and pharmacists thrive in Benoni

D.I.S.G.U.S.T.I.N.G They're peddling high risk, addictive medication illegally and no-one's stopping them.


New! 016 FM Teasers - July 2025

DJ wars erupt and shady business lurks. Mpho Sebeng goes ON AIR in his final role.


New on TV today: Monday 7 July 2025

Drama series 016 FM begins on Mzansi Magic and Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares returns to BBC Lifestyle.


New on TV today: Sunday 6 July 2025

Comedy-drama Is'thembu Sika Msongelwa begins a run on Wethu and reality low Icebo Labantu starts on SABC1.


New on TV today: Saturday 5 July 2025

Anime series The Summer Hikaru Died is available on Netflix and Jan Braai vir Erfenis returns to kykNET.


M-Net movies popcorn pack: July 2025

A guide to fliks on M-Net and the movie channels. Titles include Wicked, The Marksman and Chiwetel Ejiofor's Rob Peace.


New on TV today: Friday 4 July 2025

Anton & Giovanni's Adventures in Spain commence on BBC Earth and Blink Kant Bo returns to eExtra.


Die Brug 2 Teasers - July 2025

New leaders will be chosen soon - by... guess who?


Top Shows on DStv Stream: Ka-ching! Mzansi Magic's Inimba hits No. 1

Thumeka's heartbreak puts the show in its Most Popular position since its debut.

LATEST SITE ACTIVITY


More activity at TVSA Central



LATEST SOAPIE TEASERS



LATEST SOAPIE TEASERS





×
×

You browser doesn't have Flash, Silverlight, Gears, BrowserPlus or HTML5 support.