Back in late 2019, we caught up with Torren Martyn in a little cafe in an industrial estate on the outskirts of Plymouth to chat about his early life, his recent travels and his transition to twinnies.

Next door, in a darkened hangar, was the half converted van that would soon carry him and friend Ishka Folkwell across the Celtic Sea for the start of a four-month journey, taking them from the farthest northern reaches of the British mainland all the way down to Senegal.

Here’s the first episode of the four-part series documenting the trip, featuring a look at the richness of Torren’s homeland, the hatching plan, the spartan van conversion and the first leg of the trip through Ireland and Scotland…