Travellers' Century
Benedict Allen follows in the footsteps of three celebrated travellers.
Travellers' Century - Eric Newby
Benedict Allen follows the travels of quintessential British amateur traveller Eric Newby, author of A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush.
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Travellers' Century - Laurie Lee
Benedict Allen retraces author Laurie Lee's journey across Spain in 1935, which became the basis for Lee's celebrated travelogue As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning.
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Travellers' Century - Patrick Leigh Fermor
Benedict Allen follows Patrick Leigh Fermor's epic 1931 quest across Europe and tracks down the man himself to discuss the future of travel writing.
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