Excess Baggage
By BBC Radio 4
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Podcast Description
Travellers' Tales from home and around the world: their destinations, experiences and issues arising from their journeys are discussed with Sandi Toksvig or John McCarthy from 1000 to 1030 am on Saturdays.
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ExcessBag 28 Apr 12: The point and the pleasure of travel | In the last Excess Baggage, John McCarthy talks to three inveterate travellers. Author Sara Wheeler, explorer Benedict Allen, and documentary maker Simon Reeve discuss why they are driven to explore the world and what is the point of travel.... | 4/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag 21 Apr 12: Africa – Rwanda, Uganda and South Sudan | John McCarthy discusses travel to the African countries of Rwanda, Uganda and to the world's newest country, South Sudan with his guests, doctor Rob Summerhayes, paramedic Franz Opitz and forensic accountant Benedict Jenks.... | 4/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag 14 Apr 12: Lake Titicaca - Manchester, Bolivia - Malaysia | John McCarthy talks to Meriel Larken who rescued and restored a Victorian steam ship on Lake Titicaca in Peru; Chris Smith and Liz Peel who went by canoe through the Bolivian jungle in search of the village of Manchester; and Kung Fu expert Nick Hurst... | 4/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag 07 Apr 12: Wildlife travel | John McCarthy explores wildlife travel with naturalist and tv presenter, Mark Carwardine who has spent thirty years travelling around the world to observe and aid conservation; wildlife travel writer, James Parry, who has made a unique tour of the... | 4/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag 31 Mar 12: Iceland | Sandi Toksvig goes to Reykjavik to look at aspects of tourism in Iceland and discovers that the volcanic eruptions and the financial crash there may not have been so bad for the country. As well as reminding the world of its geological attractions the... | 3/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag 24 Mar 12: Family travel | John McCarthy takes a look at family travel with novelist Gill Lewis who took her daughters spotting wildlife both abroad and in Scotland and Cornwall; writer Ben Hatch who toured Britain with his young childrenand holiday lettings agent Wendy Shand... | 3/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag 17 Mar 12: Black Prince - Wine trade in Medieval Europe - Lourdes | John McCarthy talks to writer Peter Hoskins who travelled in the footsteps of the Black Prince, historian Susan Rose about Gascony's medieval wine trail and novelist Michael Arditti about the lure of Lourdes and the Pyrenees.... | 3/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag 10 Mar 12: Russia - Crimea - Ukraine | Sandi Toksvig discusses Russia with the BBC's former Moscow correspondent, Martin Sixsmith. Actor Michael Simkins talks about his rail journey from London to Kiev and on to Crimea and author and linguist Anna Shevchenko explains why Ukraine has much... | 3/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag 03 Mar 12: Medics abroad - Oscars | Sandi Toksvig hears about medical work abroad from Dr Marie Charles and dentist Ian Wilson; she also talks to writer and comedian Liz Carr who explains how went to the Oscars.... | 3/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag 25 Feb 12: Ashoka's India - Undesirable Places | Sandi Toksvig hears about a lost emperor of India from historian Charles Allen and Britain's undesirable destinations from writer Tim Moore and webmistress Cathy Shaw.... | 2/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag 18 Feb 12: Israel | John looks beyond the political debate to find what Israel has to offer the ordinary traveller; he is joined by travel writer Samantha Wilson, keen hiker Alma Smith and chef Adi Gilo.... | 2/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag 11 Feb 12: Stones - Sacred places - Crazy River | John McCarthy talks to artist Emily Young about her travels to find stone for her sculpture, to travel writer Martin Symington about his venture in search of Britain's sacred places and to Richard Grant about his exploration of the Malagarasi River in... | 2/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag 04 Feb 12 : Antarctica | John McCarthy visits 'The Heart of the Great Alone' an exhibiton of polar photography at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace and, before an audience, introduces a discussion of Antarctica with the explorer David Hempleman-Adams and his daughter... | 2/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag 28 Jan 12: Mongolia - Wild West - Calgary Stampede | John McCarthy talks to Lord Sugar's right-hand man in The Apprentice Nick Hewer about his journey across Mongolia in an old Renault 4L; to documentary film-maker Tim Slessor about the American Wild West and to travel writer Kieran Meeke about the... | 1/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag 21 Jan 12: The West Bank | John McCarthy looks at the delights and difficulties of visiting the occupied territories of East Jerusalem and the West Bank with writer Sarah Irving, circus performer China Fish and traveller Gail Simmons.... | 1/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag 14 Jan 12: Swimming - Land art - Sicily | John McCarthy talks to writer Susie Parr about her quest to chart the history of outdoor bathing in the UK and how immersion in cold water inspired art and creativity; academic Amy Dempsey shares her love of large scale outdoor art and critic Andrew... | 1/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag 07 Jan 11: Veteran hitchhiker; butterflies; Burma | John McCarthy meets veteran hitchhiker Naomi Molten who recalls her 1950s travels; student Isobel Talks who tracked down the butterflies in Ecuador named after her and writer Felicity Goodall who travelled the 1942 Evacuation Route in Burma.... | 1/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag31 Dec11: England | John McCarthy looks at the changing nature of the traditional attractions of England with historian John Julius Norwich, curator Lucy Worsley and journalist Martin Wainwright. Together they discuss the appeal of English places from Kensington Palace... | 12/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag25Dec11: Christmas Travel Quiz | Peter Curran presents an Excess Baggage special quiz for Christmas from the Radio Theatre with John McCarthy and Sandi Toksvig and their special guests Caroline Quentin and Arthur Smith answering questions on the world of travel and travelling the... | 12/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag24Dec11:Repeat Cheltenham Literature Festival | John McCarthy discusses travel biography at the Cheltenham Literature Festival with eminent writers in the field; Sir Christopher Ondaatje, Sara Wheeler and Alexander Maitland.... | 12/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag17Dec11: Animal welfare - Plant hunting | John McCarthy discusses animal welfare abroad with Caroline Yates CEO of Mayhew International which supports projects in Moscow, Peru, India and Afghanistan and Barbara Webb co-founder of the Himalayan Animal Rescue Trust in Nepal. He also talks to... | 12/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag10Dec11: Historic walks - Fast and slow trains | John McCarthy takes a look at historic walks with archaeologist Bill Bevan and walks webmaster David Stewart who tells how you can follow ancient pathways all over the country. John also compares fast and slow trains with travel journalists Tom... | 12/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag03Dec11: Gambian elections - Nepal - Himalayan rafting | John McCarthy meets scriptwriter Edward Canfor-Dumas who has just returned from Gambia where he was acting as a Commonwealth observer in the recent Presidential elections, journalist Julia Horton who went trekking in Nepal on the trail of the Maoist... | 12/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag26Nov11:Storytelling - Coastal stations | John McCarthy discusses storytelling with charity founder Nicola Grove who visited Japan to learn about folk tales and in particular the depiction and involvement of those with learning difficulties. Journalist Richard Hamilton shares his own... | 11/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag19Nov11:A272, Mitteleuropa, Escape from Hong Kong | John McCarthy talks to Rita Boogaart, one half of a Dutch couple whose obsession with the A272 has led them to publish a guide to its delights. John also looks at Eastern Europe with broadcaster Dennis Marks who visited places described by the author... | 11/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag05Nov11:North Korea and Panama | John McCarthy meets foreign correspondent Nicholas Wood who has turned his hand to running tours of some of the world's politically sensitive spots. They are joined by playwright Sam Holcroft and economist and playwright Alastair Muriel who recently... | 11/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag29Nov11:Transoceanic rowing and Tango in Buenos Aires | John McCarthy talks to Roz Savage who has just rowed from Australia to Mauritius making her the first woman to row solo across the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. John also finds out why the tango draws people to its roots in Argentina. He talks... | 10/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag: Congo and Rodrigues | John McCarthy hears about Congo in the early days of independence in the 1960s from Veronica Cecil, who had to flee from the civil war with her young family, and about the country after it had become Zaire a decade later from Ian Mathie who lived... | 10/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag15Oct11:Navigation,Guiding and Bulgaria | John McCarthy looks at natural navigation with Alison Steadman who has been learning from the adventurer Tristan Gooley how to find and follow directions using only the signs provided by nature. Leading guide Kevin Albin talks about snow shoeing in... | 10/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag08Oct11:Travel Biography | John McCarthy discusses travel biography at the Cheltenham Literature Festival with three eminent writers in the field; Sir Christopher Ondaatje, Sara Wheeler and Alexander Maitland.... | 10/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag01Oct11:Italy | John McCarthy in conversation with journalist Tracey Lawson who investigated the longevity of an Italian village's residents, author Julia Blackburn who collected the memories and stories of the older inhabitants of her own mountain village and the... | 10/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag24Sep11:Burma, Egypt, World's Longest Climb | John McCarthy asks the historian Thant Myint-U about the recent political developments in Burma, its role in south east Asia and how the country's relationship with tourism might change. The author Anthony Sattin tells John how the history of Egypt... | 9/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag17Sep11:Rowing to Pole, Malta, Tidal Islands | John McCarthy talks to adventurer Jock Wishart about his recent expedition rowing to the North Pole, made possible this year by the melting ice-cap. John also meets novelist Jo Baker whose stay in Malta led to the discovery of her family's connection... | 9/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag10Sep11:Maine, Fallowell's Travels, Tour d'Afrique | John McCarthy introduces best selling crime novelist John Connolly who talks about his love of the US state of Maine. He also meets writer Duncan Fallowell who reflects on his travels to Gozo and Ootacamund. And John talks to businesswoman Alice... | 9/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag03Sep11:Bus from Brighton to Eastbourne | Sandi Toksvig takes a bus trip along the south coast of England from Brighton to Eastbourne in the company of the listener who suggested it, Veronica Groocock. Together they discover the delights to be had on an ordinary scheduled bus route. These... | 9/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag27Aug11:Istanbul Part 2 | Sandi Toksvig in the second of two programmes continues her exploration the ancient and modern city of Istanbul which straddles the border between Europe and Asia. She looks at the its richness both in history and the fusion of eastern and western... | 8/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag20Aug11:Istanbul part1 | Sandi Toksvig in the first of two programmes begins to explore the ancient and modern city of Istanbul which straddles the border between Europe and Asia. She gets an overview of the city from the tops of two very different towers, hears about the... | 8/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag13Aug11:Phoenician Boat and British Seaside | Sonia Deol hears how Philip Beale built a replica of an ancient sailing boat to recreate the Phoenician circumnavigation of Africa.Philip then recently had to rescue the boat from the troubles in Syria. Sonia also looks at the British seaside with... | 8/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag6Aug11:Independent Countries and Kashmir | Sonia Deol meets Adam Strudwick and Rekha Sharma who are travelling to all the world's countries in the order they became independent. Sonia also looks at Kashmir with the author Rosie Thomas, who went there to learn about the production of cashmere... | 8/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag30Jul11: Pilgrimages and Arctic Explorers | Sandi is joined by Nick Mayhew Smith who has undertaken a pilgrimage to every "holy place" in England, Scotland and Wales. Nick has compiled a travel guide which not only details where sacred treasures can be found, but also tells you what to expect... | 7/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag23Jul11: Hawaiian Cowboys and Busking Abroad | Sandi Toksvig is joined by country singer Hank Wangford to hear about life on the ranch with paniolo cowboys in Hawaii. There is music from cellist Li Lu who is accompanied by artist Johan Andersson, her rival in a televised international busking... | 7/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag16Jul11:South Africa and InterRail | Sandi Toksvig explores Cape Town in the company of two very different experts. Lindsay Johns has family connections to the city and visits regularly. Bryan Tully is a forensic psychologist and has recently led a 'forensic tour' to South Africa. While... | 7/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag9Jul11:Somali Pirates,Montserrat,Languages | Sandi Toksvig meets journalist Colin Freeman who was kidnapped by pirates in Somalia. David Edwards went back to Montserrat 16 years after witnessing the volcanic eruptions there to see how life has changed. Language teacher Elisabeth Smith tells... | 7/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag2Jul11:Rites of Passage and Mexico | Sandi Toksvig looks at rites of passage with author Sarah Murray who has travelled the world looking at rituals associated with death, Anders Ryman who spent seven years photographing the ceremonies associated with the key events in human life around... | 7/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag25Jun11:Cycles | Sandi Toksvig looks at the advantages of the bicycle as a travel machine with three very different cyclists. Robert Penn leads cycling weekends in the Brecon Beacons where the ups are as satisfying as the downs. Susie Wheeldon rode 22,000 kilometres... | 6/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag18Jun11: Catalonia and Cornwall | Sandi Toksvig meets novelist Richard Gwyn and translator Peter Bush to discuss Catalonia and its relationship with Spain. She hears how life is changing there, not just in the big city of Barcelona but in the more rural areas near the Pyrenees. Sandi... | 6/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag4Jun11:Greek Islands, Ireland by Kayak | John McCarthy talks to travel journalist Harry Bucknall and novelist Meaghan Delahunt about the appeal of the Greek islands to the history lover and the holidaymaker.Writer Jasper Winn who paddled his way around Ireland in a kayak tells John how the... | 6/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag28May11:Afghanistan,Libya, Chechnya | John McCarthy talks to three writers who have reported as freelancers from conflict zones. Lucy Morgan Edwards worked in Afghanistan both during and after the Taliban regime as an aid worker, journalist and election observer. Benjamin Hall's went to... | 5/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag21May11:Australia, Art Galleries, Iceland | John McCarthy meets novelist Niall Griffiths who emigrated to Australia as a child with his family. He talks to John about rediscovering his Australian childhood haunts thirty years later. John also talks to art historian Christopher Lloyd who reveals... | 5/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag14May11:Nagaland, Kosovo and skiing in Iran | John McCarthy hears from architectural journalist Jonathan Glancey about Nagaland in north east India a wild frontier region with the air of a lost kingdom. John also talks to Elizabeth Gowing who went to Kosovo to live and found a way of getting know... | 5/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag7May11:Liberia, Evacuation, Algeria | John McCarthy looks at Liberia and Sierra Leone with author Tim Butcher who retraced Grahame Greene's 1935 Journey Without Maps in the region. John also meets insurance specialist Ted Jones who organises the evacuation of clients from political,... | 5/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag30Apr11:AAGill, Wilbur Smith, Isabel Losada | John McCarthy talks to journalist AA Gill about his travel columns which have taken him from Haiti to Albania. He also meets novelist Wilbur Smith who has tales of piracy off the east coast of Africa and hears from author Isabel Losada how her quest... | 4/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag23Apr11:Northern Ireland | John McCarthy visits Northern Ireland where he stays in two contrasting hotels and hears about different approaches to tourism after the troubles. In Belfast he talks to the owner, the concierge and a famous guest of the much bombed Europa Hotel,... | 4/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag: 16 Apr Moonlight, cruising with a harp. | John McCarthy explores the lure of moonlight, meets someone who spent 5 years living alone in a remote Welsh cottage with no running water or electricity and talks to a musician who travelled the world with her harp.... | 4/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag: 09 April 11 Philippines, Ireland and Spain | John McCarthy talks to a thriller writer about his love of the Philippines, finds out about some new walks in Ireland and explores the power of the pilgrimage.... | 4/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag: 02 Apr 11: Nigeria and Canada | Sandi Toksvig talks to two travellers with different perspectives on Nigeria and to a novelist about her love of Montreal and Newfoundland in Canada.... | 4/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag: 26 March 11 Morecambe and India | Sandi Toksvig meets the Queen's Guide to the Sands across Morecambe Bay, the editor of Morecambe's oldest newspaper and a Sheffield based journalist with a love of India.... | 3/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag: 19 March 11 Georgia, Australia, St Pancras | Sandi Toksvig meets Geoff Hill who motorbiked thousands of miles around Australia's Highway 1, Simon Bradley who talks about St Pancras Station in London and Meg Clothier who's in love with Georgia on the Black Sea.... | 3/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag: 12 March 11 Harlem and Turkey | Sandi Toksvig talks to New Yorker Reggie Nadelson about one of the cities most exciting neighbourhoods, Harlem. She also finds out about travelling in Turkey with historian Norman Stone and independent traveller Sally Mustoe.... | 3/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag: 05 March 11 Antarctic and Rift Valley | Sandi Toksvig looks at two very different approaches to visiting the Antarctic. One by expedition cruise ship and one in the footsteps of Sir Ernest Shackleton. Sandi also explores areas of the Rift Valley with Palestinian writer Raja Shehadeh.... | 3/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag: 26 Feb 11 Syria and The Pennines | John McCarthy explores ancient monuments and places of interest in Syria and follows the 'backbone of England' where he finds out about the landscape of the Pennines.... | 2/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag: 19 Feb 11 UK Woods and Iceland | John McCarthy talks to landscape photographer Archie Miles and to Anglo-Saxon tree expert Della Hooke about British woodland, its history and the best places to visit. John also talks to novelist Sarah Moss about her love of travelling in cold... | 2/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag: 12 Feb 11 Colin Thubron Tibet | John McCarthy talks to Colin Thubron about his hike up a sacred mountain in Tibet and to two of a team of three who explored the communities who live along some of the Atlantic ocean coastline from Monrovia to the Everglades.... | 2/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag: 05 Feb 11: Romania and Indian Ocean | John McCarthy talks to writer William Blacker and travel writer and photographer Lucy Mallows about Romania and to Sarah Outen about her 4,000 mile solo rowing trip across the Indian Ocean.... | 2/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag: Vladimirka Road Sat 29 Jan 2011 | John McCarthy explores the Vladimirka Road in Russia- along which many passed on their way to the Siberian Gulags. He also looks at travel to places associated with War- in particular World War 2 in Germany.... | 1/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag: Wild coast South America Sat 22 Jan 2011 | John McCarthy talks to travel writer and historian John Gimlette about his trip along the coasts of Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana and finds out how their colonial past is still woven into the fabric of contemporary life.... | 1/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag: Great Northern Coalfield Sat 15 Jan 2011 | John McCarthy talks to journalist and writer Peter Crookston about the area that used to be known as the Great Northern Coalfield in the North East of England. John also meets Chris Wrede and his partner Jackie Woon who travelled 4,000 miles overland... | 1/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag: Beirut/Paris Sat 8 Jan 2011 | John McCarthy explores Paris and Normandy with journalist John Lichfield and looks at Beirut and Lebanon with photographer Max Milligan and historian Philip Mansel.... | 1/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag01Jan11: Walking in Europe, Madeira and Gambia | John McCarthy talks to the human rights campaigner Peter Tatchel about his enthusiasm for hiking in Tasmania and Madeira, glaciologist Richard Sale about long distance walking routes in Europe and to photographer Jason Florio and his wife Helen Jones... | 1/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag25Dec10:Christmas Travel Quiz | Peter Curran presents an Excess Baggage special quiz for Christmas from the Radio Theatre with John McCarthy and Sandi Toksvig and their special guests, explorer Benedict Allen and comedian Lucy Porter, answering questions on the world of travel and... | 12/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag: Foreign Office Sat 18 Dec | Anita Anand talks to Professor Jim Al-Khalili about his travels around the Middle East particularly to Iran and Syria. And Anita meets Julian Braithwaite, the Director of the Foreign and Commonwealth Consular Service, about the FCO's work on behalf of... | 12/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag: Pilgrimages 11 Dec 2010 | Anita Anand explores pilgrimages around the world from Canterbury to Kerala with 3 people who've had very different experiences. She also meets Tony Giles who's done two solo backpacking trips around the world. Which isn't that interesting. Except... | 12/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag04Dec10:Tribes, Hebrides, Visitor to Britain | John McCarthy looks at endangered peoples of the world with broadcaster and traveller Piers Gibbon who has stayed with South American tribes and studied their use of plants. Closer to home,Professor Steven Mithen tells John how going to the Hebrides... | 12/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag27Nov10:Human Rights and Patagonia | John McCarthy meets the human rights advocate Bianca Jagger and asks her about a lifetime of travel - from her home country of Nicaragua and student protests in sixties Paris to her recent work in the state of Orissa in India. John also talks to the... | 11/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag20Nov10:Yemen and the Sun | John McCarthy looks at travelling to Yemen. Ginny Hill of the Royal Institute of International Affairs and travel writer Tim Mackintosh-Smith debate the delights and dangers of this ancient land; these days seen in the west as a source of terrorist... | 11/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag13Nov10:Doctors Abroad and Bridges | John McCarthy meets ophthalmologist Lucy Mathen who runs an organisation performing cataract operations in north east India and surgeon Andrew Ready whose team transplants kidneys in Trinidad and Ghana. John also talks to architectural historian Dan... | 11/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag30Oct10:Syria and Sark | John McCarthy talks to Dr Lavinia Byrne who leads tours to the ancient sites of Syria and tour operator Amelia Stewart about why its history is attracting more western tourists who now see Syria as a much less dangerous destination. And broadcaster... | 10/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag23Oct10:British Villages, Ordnance Survey and Finland | John MCarthy talks to journalist Clive Aslet about the nature of British villages and whether they have become places to visit rather than to live and work in. The academic Rachel Hewitt looks at the history of Ordnance Survey maps and their role our... | 10/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag16Oct10:Kim's India, Apps and Tweets | John McCarthy talks to Doreen Tayler who explored northwest India visiting places featuring in Rudyard Kipling's novel Kim. John also meets Rough Guides founder Mark Ellingham who is now producing guide 'apps' for mobile phones and Paul Smith a writer... | 10/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag09Oct10: British countryside and Tasmania | John McCarthy talks to the chair of The Royal Society for Wildlife Trusts, Michael Allen, about great writing on the British countryside and how the Trusts are encouraging people to get involved with conservation pursuits. Journalist Patrick Barkham... | 10/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag02Oct10: Alaska, Zambia,London to Paris by Bike | Actress Imogen Stubbs talks to John McCarthy about why she is drawn to the Alaskan wilderness and her adventures there. John also meets Abraham Banda, who leads walking safaris in Zambia and reporter and keen cyclist Stephen Mulvey talks about a new... | 10/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag25Sep10:Ballooning and wildlife | John McCarthy meets Dani Maimone who was Africa's only female hot-air balloon pilot flying over the Masai Mara. She tells John of the pleasures and perils of balloon safaris. Kathy Wilden who places holiday volunteers with animal conservation projects... | 9/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag18Sep10:Family History and Paraguay | Sandi Toksvig meets two people who travelled to research their family histories. Martin Davidson was shocked to discover his German grandfather had been a member of the SS in WW2. He went to Berlin, Prague and Prussia to find out more. Rob Curling's... | 9/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag: Churchill 11 Sept 2010 | Sandi Toksvig looks at the pleasures of going on a retreat and wanders around some of Englands fascinating places of worship. And she examines some of the locations painted by Sir Winston Churchill.... | 9/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExcessBag: 04 Sept 2010 | Sandi Toksvig talks to comedian and writer Dom Joly about his travels to a series of unusual travel destinations including Iran, North Korea and Cambodia. She also meets the former British Vice-Consul based in Orlando and learns about a Florida we... | 9/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 85 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Great Podcast!!
Updates every Saturday, so there's always something new. This podcast is very interesting with all the travel tails the guests bring in. Because it's BBC, some locations in England and an English perspective sometimes make it a little hard to understand.
Great places, great guests!
I love hearing about places all around the world, truly! From the South Pole to Maine, and beyond! Even Argentina and their guests' quest to learn and perfect the Tango. The guests are amazing, and from all walks of like. If you like geography and history, you will love this podcast. Give it a go and see for yourself.
