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Richard Coles and Suzy Klein with adventurer Simon Reeve. Michael Booth explores Scandinavia, Andrew Cotton surfs a big wave, and Marjorie Wallace shares her Inheritance Tracks.
Richard Coles and Suzy Klein with adventurer and TV presenter Simon Reeve. Judith Keppel, the first person to hit the jackpot on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, contemplates luck; food and travel writer Michael Booth explores Scandinavia; cricketer and columnist Ed Smith reflects on managing maverick talent; Andrew Cotton describes the thrill and skill of surfing a big wave; toxinologist Dr Zoltan Takacs explains why he's charmed by snakes and their venom; Marjorie Wallace shares her Inheritance Tracks, and Kate Allatt recalls how Facebook helped her out of locked-in syndrome.
Produced by Dilly Barlow.
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Studio Guest :: Simon Reeve
Millionaire :: Judith Keppel
Scandinavia :: Michael Booth
Food and travel writer Michael Booth talks about the five Nordic countries – Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Iceland - challenging the often the rose-tinted view of the Scandinavian success story.
“The Most Nearly Perfect People- The Truth about the Nordic Miracle” is published this week, and will be Radio 4’s Book of The Week.
Column :: Ed Smith
Big Surf :: Andrew Cotton
Andrew Cotton is a surfer from North Devon who, last Sunday 2nd Feb, rode what may be the biggest wave in the world. He tells us about his experience off the coast of Portugal and what drives him to take such risks.
Snake Venom :: Dr Zoltan Takacs
Dr ZoltanTakacs is a toxinologist. His job is to seek out some of the world's most venomous snakes and extract their venom.
Facebook :: Kate Allatt
Inheritance Tracks: Marjorie Wallace
Marjorie Wallace is the Founder and Chief Executive of SANE.
She inherits : Chopin's Ballade in G minor played by Vladimir Ashkenazy and she passes on 'If I Loved You' from the original movie soundtrack of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel.
Studio guests
From left: Michael Booth, Kate Allatt, Ed Smith, Suzy Klein, Simon Reeve, Judith Keppel, Richard Coles.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Richard Coles |
| Presenter | Suzy Klein |
| Interviewed Guest | Simon Reeve |
| Interviewed Guest | Judith Keppel |
| Interviewed Guest | Michael Booth |
| Interviewed Guest | Ed Smith |
| Interviewed Guest | Andrew Cotton |
| Interviewed Guest | Zoltan Takacs |
| Interviewed Guest | Marjorie Wallace |
| Interviewed Guest | Kate Allatt |
| Producer | Dilly Barlow |
Broadcast
- Sat 8 Feb 201409:00BBC Radio 4
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