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Intrepid Women

Adventurous women tell Paddy Feeny about their urge to travel to remote places

World Service,4 episodes

Episodes

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Arctic Explorer Marie Herbert
Arctic traveller Marie Herbert talks about her two years living with the "snow people"
27 Mar 1980,15 mins
Yachtswoman Clare Francis
Yaughtswoman Clare Francis reveals her fear of fog and love of sailing
27 Mar 1980,15 mins
Irish Explorer Dervla Murphy
Explorer Dervla Murphy reveals her love of the remote and the people who live there
27 Mar 1980,15 mins
Writer and Traveller Dame Freya Stark
A lifetime of adventures, encounters, and brushes with death with Dame Freya Stark
18 Apr 1980,15 mins