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
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:01Shigeru Umebayashi
No Way Out
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00:02Shigeru Umebayashi
Beauty Song
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00:02Malachai
I Deserve To No
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00:03Jefferson Airplane
White Rabbit
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00:04Crosby, Stills & Nash
Long Time Gone
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00:06Malcolm Arnold
The River Kwai March
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00:06Kings of Leon
Crawl
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00:08Roy Budd
The Internecine Project
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00:09Queens of the Stone Age
Spiders And Vinegaroons
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00:10Roy Budd
Too Late
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00:10Nathan Johnson
Finale
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00:12Roy Budd
The Internecine Project
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00:12Nathan Johnson
Finale
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00:12DJ Shadow
Lost And Found
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00:13Primal Scream
Zombie Man
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00:14Shigeru Umebayashi & Kathleen Battle
Lovers - Flower Garden
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00:15Susumu Yokota
Future Tiger
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00:16Yo‐Yo Ma
The Eternal Vow
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00:17John Powell
Tangiers
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00:18John Powell
Man Versus Man
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00:18Yo‐Yo Ma
Desert Capriccio
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00:19Shigeru Umebayashi
Ambush In 10 Directions
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00:21Roy Budd
The Internecine Project
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00:21Alabama 3
Sister Rosetta
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00:24Rachid Taha
Barra Barra
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00:25Roy Budd
The Internecine Project
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00:25Shigeru Umebayashi
Battle In The Forest
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00:26Yo‐Yo Ma
The Eternal Vow
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00:26Roland Vincent
LSD Partie
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00:28Queens of the Stone Age
Spiders And Vinegaroons
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00:29Hans Zimmer
Tadarida
Composer: James Newton Howard.![]()
00:29Lalo Schifrin
Broken Mirrors
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00:30Roy Budd
The Internecine Project
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00:31David Byrne
The Last Emporer
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00:32Manic Street Preachers
(I Miss the) Tokyo Skyline
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00:33Roy Budd
Rescue Of Limbani
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00:33Roy Budd
The Internecine Project
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00:34Shigeru Umebayashi
Battle In The Forest
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00:34Creedence Clearwater Revival
Fortunate Son
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00:34The Velvet Underground
Jesus
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00:36Hans Zimmer
Bakara
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00:36Brian Eno
Paleosonic
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00:37Roy Budd
The Internecine Project
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00:40The Velvet Underground
I'm Waiting for the Man
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00:40Manic Street Preachers
Builders Of Routine
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00:42Hans Zimmer
Tadarida
Composer: James Newton Howard.![]()
00:42Ananda Shankar
Jumpin' Jack Flash
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00:44The Heavy
What Makes A Good Man
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00:44Kings of Leon
I Want You
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00:45Roy Budd
The Internecine Project - Mr Easy
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00:45Primal Scream
Zombie Man
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00:46New Order
Get Out
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00:47The Rolling Stones
Monkey Man
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00:46Pink Floyd
The Great Gig In The Sky
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00:47Kings of Leon
I Want You
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00:48Pink Floyd
Welcome To The Machine
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00:48Roy Budd
Field Of Honor
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00:48Amon Tobin
Ode To Morricone
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00:49Primal Scream
Tenement Kid
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00:50Roy Frederick Budd
The Internecine Project
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00:50Roy Frederick Budd
The Internecine Project - Mr Easy
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00:51The Maccabees
Given To The Wild
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00:52Shigeru Umebayashi
Battle In The Forest
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00:52Lalo Schifrin
Just Coffee
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00:53Cong Su
Lunch
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00:55Ennio Morricone
Per Qualchio Dollaro
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00:55Ennio Morricone
Titoli (For A Fistful Of Dollars)
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00:57Ennio Morricone
Carillon
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00:57The Maccabees
Given To The Wild
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00:58The Inner Temple
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00:58Hans Zimmer
The Last Samurai
Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.![]()
00:59Alabama 3
Sister Rosetta
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01:01Hans Zimmer
Nycteris
Composer: James Newton Howard.![]()
01:01Hans Zimmer
Barbastella
Composer: James Newton Howard.![]()
01:01Brian Tyler
Into The Barrio
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Jeremy Clarkson |
| Presenter | James May |
| Presenter | Richard Hammond |
| Executive Producer | Andy Wilman |
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