28/07/2010
Bryan Burnett introduces programmes about journeys, including an epic voyage to Lake Titicaca, an illuminating round of golf and a challenging trek through Afghan war zones.
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Among Mountains
Mark Stephen speaks to mountaineers and poets in an attempt to find out what inspires people to journey to their physical limits, or even beyond.
Duration: 29:32
The Canoe Boys
Simon Willis and Calum MacLeod set out on a historical sea kayaking journey up the west coast of Scotland, following part of a route set out almost 70 years previously.
Duration: 26:52
A life in question
Colin MacKay talks to relief worker Sheena Boyle about her journey from Glasgow to the West Bank of Gaza.
Duration: 23:30
Out of Doors
Dame Ellen McArthur tells presenter Euan McIlwraith about her solitary sail around the globe in the Kingfisher.
Duration: 15:25
The Pain of the Game
Flying Scotsman Graeme Obree chats with presenter Bryan Cooney about a journey which took him to the extremes of mental and physical endurance.
Duration: 25:57
Steamin' Up the Andes
The incredible story of John Wilson and his journey to the land-locked Peruvian lake, Lake Titicaca, with a steamship built on the Clyde.
Duration: 32:05
The Journey
Explorer, adventurer and writer Rory Stewart tells Mark Stephen about the challenges he faced on his incredible 21 month hike on foot across Pakistan, Iran, India, Nepal and Afghanistan.
Duration: 29:06
The Canoe Boys
Simon Willis and Calum MacLeod continue their journey in the paddle strokes of the original "Canoe Boys" Alistair Dunnett and Seamus Adams, who journeyed the route in 1934.
Duration: 27:00
Out of Doors
Presenter Euan McIlwraith meets up with Vyv Wood Gee and her two ponies along the cattle drovers鈥� route from Skye to London.
Duration: 06:21
Stark Talk
Wally Herbert tells Edi Stark about his epic 16 month journey to the North Pole. The pioneer was first to complete a surface crossing of the Arctic and has mapped vast areas of Antarctica.
Duration: 26:15
Into the Unknown
Explorer and founder of the Scientific Exploration Society John Blashford-Snell tells Karen Darke tales of his travels, including an encounter with a dangerous bull elephant in the jungle.
Duration: 28:02
The Canoe Boys
Kayakers Simon Willis and Calum MacLeod complete their historical journey up the west coast of Scotland.
Duration: 26:33
Turning Point
Mark Stephen in conversation with poet and mountaineer Andrew Greig who was involved in the Pilkington expedition to Everest in 1985.
Duration: 28:57
Broadcasts
- Thu 29 Jul 2010 00:30大象传媒 Radio Scotland Extra
- Thu 5 Aug 2010 00:30大象传媒 Radio Scotland Extra
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