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 Listen to Excess Baggage for 30 April 2005
CYCLING
30 April 2005
Presented by Sandi Toksvig
Anne Mustoe - writer
Since giving up full time employment as a headmistress of a girls' school in Sussex, Anne has spent every winter abroad She has cycled 12000 miles around the world. Anne is a classical scholar and her latest book is Amber, Furs and Cockleshells听 which recounts her cycle journey along three very different, but equally evocative roads. Published by Virgin Books, ISBN: 0753509830.
Carla Banks - writer
Carla's father, an Eastern European cavalry officer, told his children stories of his childhood in a country that had been destroyed by the war. Carla travelled to Minsk to explore her family history and research for her novel, a gripping psychological thriller, Forest of Souls. published by Harper Collins, ISBN: 000719210X.
Tom Kevill Davies - graphic designer
Tom Kevill-Davis is a freelance graphic designer and part-time food writer. On 14 May 2005 Tom, 'The Hungry Cyclist', will set off from New York on an epic pedal across the Americas in search of the perfect meal. Tom will cycle over 15 thousand miles, through 15 countries in a trip which is expected to take 18 months to complete.
Paul Howard- journalist
Paul has cycled since he was a schoolboy in Yorkshire, during which time he first discovered the Tour de France. He has since spent a year living and cycle-racing in France, and is now a member of VC Etoile in Sussex. His book Riding High: Shadow Cycling the Tour de France听 is published by Mainstream Publishing, ISBN: 1840188944.
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