Episode 053: Time travel, Michael Turek
Michael Turek has been taking photographs since he was eight years old. In this conversation with Matt Pycroft - that ranges from a close encounter with a Siberian tiger to a lifelong affection for th...
19 Okt 20201h 12min
Episode 052: Respect is Earned, Jay Morton
After a fourteen year career in the British Army, Jay Morton found himself catapulted from clandestine special forces secrecy to household-name celebrity. In this conversation with Matt Pycroft, Jay t...
12 Okt 20201h 19min
Episode 051: The Lost Pianos of Siberia - Part Two, Sophy Roberts
In the second half of this two-part interview, Sophy Roberts shares the epiphany that led to her debut book The Lost Pianos of Siberia, and the ‘pursuit of an object’ that ultimately took six expediti...
5 Okt 202052min
Episode 050: The Lost Pianos of Siberia - Part One, Sophy Roberts
Sophy Roberts cut her journalistic teeth reviewing luxury hotels for glossy magazines, before turning her back on the world of ‘infinity pools, free lunches and free flights’ to tell the story of a va...
28 Sep 202056min
Episode 049: Finding the Last English Poacher, Emma Crome
Filmmaker and producer Emma Crome specialises in adventure and documentary film production. Following an unexpected insight into the decline of Britain’s wild spaces, Emma embarked on a long-term docu...
21 Sep 20201h 22min
Episode 048: Ascent of Mount Gongga, Nick Bullock
Nick Bullock describes himself, in a self-deprecating manner that is a refreshing hallmark of his storytelling, as “someone who likes to go climbing”. Preferring off-the-radar mountains to well-trodde...
14 Sep 20201h 3min
Episode 047: Cycling the World, Vedangi Kulkarni
Five weeks after first arriving in the UK to study, Vedangi Kulkarni set off on her bike with the aim of discovering the country she had chosen to call home. Three weeks later, she stopped pedalling i...
7 Sep 20201h 36min
Episode 046: Presumed Dead in Brazil, George Monbiot
In 1989, George Monbiot travelled to Brazil to explore the troubling stories emerging from the rainforest. He lived in Manaus - in the heart of the Amazon - for two years, learning Portuguese and imme...
31 Aug 20201h
