Mountains and Mountaineers
Marvel at this majestic range of mountain programmes.
Ian McKellen on Edmund Hillary—Great Lives
Sir Ian McKellen nominates mountaineer Edmund Hillary as his inspirational figure.
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Alison Hargreaves
Mountain climber Alison Hargreaves recalls finding the body of a climber on the Eiger.
Sir Edmund Hillary—Desert Island Discs
Roy Plomley's castaway is mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary
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Mountains—The Why Factor
What draws people to mountains and take risks scaling dangerous peaks?
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The Perfumed Mountaineer
Hayden Lorimer explores the double life of Walter Poucher: photographer and perfumer.
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The Ice Mountain
Haunted by the sinking of RMS Titanic, this is a story of a fictional iceberg's journey.
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Brian Blessed—Desert Island Discs
Sue Lawley's castaway is actor Brian Blessed
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The Wicklow Mountains with Eanna Ni Lamhna—Ramblings
Clare Balding explores the Wicklow Mountains with broadcaster Eanna Ni Lamhna.
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Conrad Anker—Desert Island Discs
Conrad Anker, mountaineer, is interviewed by Kirsty Young.
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High Mountain Tops—A Guide to Mountain and Moorland Birds
Brett Westwood presents an engaging guide to the birds of Britain's high mountain tops.
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Joe Simpson—Desert Island Discs
Sue Lawley's castaway is mountaineer Joe Simpson
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On Social Climbing—A Point of View
Alain de Botton argues that social climbing is often much more than idle pleasure-seeking.
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