The Art of Travel
Become an auteur of adventure with these programmes.
The Man of the Mani
John Humphrys visits the Greek home of travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor.
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The Grand Tour—In Our Time
The origins and cultural impact of 18th century tourism.
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Mum Says 'You're a Long Time Dead'—Journey of a Lifetime
Will Millard descends the Mano River on the Sierra Leone-Liberia border by inflatable raft
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Travel Writing Giants—A Point of View
William Dalrymple celebrates the writing of Peter Matthiessen, who died this month.
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Kate Adie—Desert Island Discs
Sue Lawley's castaway is broadcaster Kate Adie
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Paul Theroux - Dark Star Safari—Bookclub
Paul Theroux discusses his travel book Dark Star Safari with James Naughtie.
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A Journey Without Maps—Crossing Continents
Humphrey Hawksley retraces an extraordinary journey undertaken by Graham Greene.
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The Art of Travel with Patrick Leigh Fermor
Author Patrick Leigh Fermor on walking through Europe in the 1930s.
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Alfred Wainwright—Desert Island Discs
Sue Lawley's castaway is writer Alfred Wainwright
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Frank Wild's last journey—Crossing Continents
Retracing the route of Antarctic explorer Frank Wild, Shackleton's second-in-command.
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