Jules Dumont d'Urville - Part 2 - Coquille Expedition
In 1822, d'Urville set off on his first epic voyage - a three year expedition around the world as the 2nd-in-command of the Coquille. The voyage will take him to the Falkland Islands, South America, T...
11 Mar 202439min
Jules Dumont d’Urville – Part 1 – Early life and the Venus de Milo
In part 1 of our series, we look at d’Urville’s early life, including his journey into the French Navy during the Napoleonic era. We then look at his first scientific expedition about the Chevrette – ...
4 Mar 202435min
Freya Stark - Part 6 - WWII and later years
In the final episode on the life of Freya Stark, we take a look at her work in the Middle East in World War II, as well as the latter half of her life - including her many publications. We finish up w...
26 Feb 202430min
Freya Stark - Part 5 - Yemen
Between 1935 and 1938, Freya Stark took part in two expeditions into the mountains of Yemen, looking to find the lost city of Shabwa, and document the incense route that had thrived on the Arabian Pen...
19 Feb 202446min
Freya Stark - Part 4 - Treasure Hunting in Luristan
In this episode we follow Freya Stark on two expeditions into Luristan - which is western Persia. She will go into these wild and unexplored regions in search of bronze relics and treasure. We also co...
12 Feb 202435min
Freya Stark - Part 3 - The Lost Assassin Fortress and Solomon's Throne
Freya Stark returns to the mountains of northern Persia in search of Lambsar - the lost fortress of the Order of Assassins. She will also nearly die after contracting malaria, and make an attempt to c...
5 Feb 202431min
Freya Stark - Part 2 - The Valley of the Assassins
In part 2 of our series, Stark heads into the mountains of Persia in search of the Valley of the Assassins - as well as the ruins of their legendary fortresses - including Alamut and Lambsar castles. ...
23 Jan 202433min
Freya Stark - Part 1 - Early life and the lands of the Druze
We take a look at the early life of Freya Stark, including her near death as a youth, and her time as a nurse in WWI. We then take Stark on her first adventure, a journey into the forbidden lands of t...
15 Jan 202440min
