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Episode 2

Episode 2 of 5

Mary Beard talks to James May, Gary Numan, David Olusoga, Rosie Jones and William Dalrymple to explore what we lose from arts and culture when we cannot travel.

Mary Beard embraces finally being on the move - whilst acknowledging we are not going very far!

What do we lose from arts and culture when we cannot travel? Mary meets James May to discuss grand tours old and new, and in London鈥檚 St Pancras station, she asks if it is architecture and art that give train station reunions their romantic edge.

Private pilot and singer Gary Numan tells Mary why the ability to travel is so key to a musician鈥檚 creativity. And Mary is joined by historian David Olusoga, comedian and Channel 4鈥檚 Trip Hazard presenter Rosie Jones and writer William Dalrymple to debate if the traditional genres of travel literature and travel documentaries are slowly dying. Even without a pandemic or climate change, do we need to travel to understand other cultures?

29 minutes

Music Played

  • Gary Numan

    Cars

  • Tubeway Army

    Are Friends Electric

  • Friendly Fires

    Running Away

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Presenter Mary Beard
Series Producer Sandy Raffan
Executive Producer Tanya Hudson

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