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15 October 2005
PARRIS' CASTLE - SLEEPER TRAINS
Sandi Toksvig talks to journalist Matthew Parris about the renovation of his medieval house in Catalonia, one of Spain's loveliest walking area and they look at the pros and cons of the wagon lit with novelist Susan Elderkin and historian Michael Wood both graduates of the long distance school of rail travel.
Presented by Sandi Toksvig
This week's guests:
Matthew Parris, journalist and writer. Matthew has published many books on travel and politics. His weekly column appears in The Times on Saturdays.
A Castle in Spain
Publisher: Viking
ISBN: 0670915475
Susan Elderkin,is a freelance journalist and teaches on the MA in Creative Writing at Manchester University. Susan has travelled extensively in China mostly on overnight train journeys.
Sunset Over Chocolate Mountains
Publisher: Fourth Estate Ltd
ISBN: 1841152005
The Voices
Publisher: Perennial
ISBN: 1841152021
Michael Wood, historian, broadcaster and presenter. His acclaimed television series have included "Art of the Western World", "Legacy", "In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great" and "Conquistadors". Michael's films have predominantly historical themes, but there are also travel documentaries, including "Great Railway Journeys of the World", "River Journeys" and "The Sacred Way ".
In Search of Myths and Heroes
Publisher: BBC Books
ISBN: 0563521872
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the content of external sites | | | | | | PRESENTER BIOGRAPHIES | | | | |  Sandi Toksvig:
The daughter of a foreign correspondent, Sandi has been travelling all her life more info | | |
 John McCarthy is a widely travelled journalist and presenter with a particular interest in the Middle East. | |
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