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Excess Baggage

Travel magazine, featuring travellers' tales, experiences and anecdotes

Radio 4,173 episodes

Episodes

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The point and the pleasure of travel
John McCarthy talks to three travellers and asks why they are driven to explore the world.
28 Apr 2012,28 mins
Africa - Rwanda, Uganda and South Sudan
John McCarthy and guests discuss the travel hotspots of Rwanda, Uganda and South Sudan.
21 Apr 2012,28 mins
Lake Titicaca - Manchester, Bolivia - Malaysia
John McCarthy discusses Lake Titicaca, Manchester in Bolivia, and the home of Kung Fu.
14 Apr 2012,28 mins
Wildlife travel
John McCarthy discusses wildlife travel with Mark Carwardine, James Perry and Andy Rouse.
07 Apr 2012,28 mins
Iceland
Sandi Toksvig goes to Reykjavik to look at aspects of tourism in Iceland.
31 Mar 2012,28 mins
Family Travel
John McCarthy takes a look at family travel.
24 Mar 2012,28 mins
Black Prince - Wine trade in Medieval Europe - Lourdes
John McCarthy explores SW France via a medieval wine trail, the Black Prince, and Lourdes.
17 Mar 2012,28 mins
Russia - Crimea - Ukraine
Sandi Toksvig discusses the 'Wild East' - Russia, Ukraine and Crimea.
10 Mar 2012,28 mins
Medics abroad; The Oscars
Sandi Toksvig hears about medical work abroad and a trip to the Oscars.
03 Mar 2012,28 mins
Ashoka's India; Undesirable Places
Sandi Toksvig hears about a lost emperor of India and Britain's undesirable destinations.
25 Feb 2012,28 mins
Israel
John McCarthy discusses the diverse culture of Israel as a destination.
18 Feb 2012,28 mins
Stone - Sacred sites - Crazy River
John McCarthy looks at a sculptor's travel, sacred Britain and the Malagarasi River.
11 Feb 2012,28 mins
Antarctica
John McCarthy chairs a discussion on Antarctica from the Queen's Gallery Buckingham Palace
04 Feb 2012,28 mins
Overland To Mongolia - Wild West - The Calgary Stampede
John McCarthy's guests discuss the Wild West, Calgary's Stampede and driving to Mongolia.
28 Jan 2012,28 mins
The Occupied territories of East Jerusalem and the West Bank
John McCarthy looks at travelling in East Jerusalem and the West Bank.
21 Jan 2012,28 mins
Swimming - Land Art - Sicily
John McCarthy's guests discuss art and travel in Sicily, through land art and in swimming.
14 Jan 2012,28 mins
Hitchhiking veteran - Butterflies - Burma
John McCarthy's guests recall Burma in 1942, butterflies in Ecuador and 1950s travel.
07 Jan 2012,30 mins
England
John McCarthy looks at the traditional attractions of England and how they are changing.
31 Dec 2011,30 mins
Travel Biography from The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival
John McCarthy discusses travel biography at this year's Cheltenham Literature Festival.
24 Dec 2011,30 mins
Animal welfare - Plant hunting
John McCarthy looks at plant hunting in western China and animal welfare issues abroad.
17 Dec 2011,30 mins
Historic walks - Fast and slow trains
John McCarthy takes a look at historic walks and compares fast and slow trains.
10 Dec 2011,30 mins
Gambian elections - Nepal - Himalayan rafting
John McCarthy looks at Gambia, Nepal, and white water rafting in the Himalayas.
03 Dec 2011,30 mins
Storytelling in Japan and Morocco - Coastal Stations
John McCarthy explores storytelling in Japan and Morocco and coastal weather stations.
26 Nov 2011,30 mins
Mitteleuropa - Escape from Hong Kong - A272
John McCarthy looks at Jewish Eastern Europe, a WW2 escape from Hong Kong and the A272.
19 Nov 2011,30 mins
Responsible Tourism - Cambodia
John McCarthy looks at responsible tourism and Cambodia.
12 Nov 2011,30 mins
Panama - North Korea
John McCarthy focuses on Panama and a political tour of North Korea.
05 Nov 2011,30 mins
Transoceanic Rowing - Tango
John McCarthy looks at transoceanic rowing and the tango in Buenos Aires.
29 Oct 2011,30 mins
Congo - Rodrigues
John McCarthy hears about Congo in the 60s and 70s and the isles of Rodrigues.
22 Oct 2011,30 mins
Natural Navigation - Snow Shoeing - Borneo Sunbear - Bulgaria
John McCarthy looks at natural navigation, travel guiding and post colonial India.
15 Oct 2011,30 mins
Travel Biography
John McCarthy discusses travel biography at the Cheltenham Literature Festival.
08 Oct 2011,30 mins