Travel

Top Deck Tales
Robert Elms celebrates London, the city he loves, with a journey on the number 36 bus.
12 Jul 2010,30 mins
Martin Morales' Peruvian Roadtrip
Peruvian-born chef Martin Morales explores the link between food and music in the Andes.
16 Oct 2017,30 mins
Two Men and a Mule
The Festival of the Snows
Explorers Hugh Thomson and Benedict Allen make the arduous journey to Qoyllurit'i.
16 Oct 2015,28 mins
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The Art of Travel with Patrick Leigh Fermor
Author Patrick Leigh Fermor on walking through Europe in the 1930s.
25 Jan 1992,60 mins
HV Morton - Travelling into the Light
John McCarthy retraces one of the journeys of the mercurial travel writer HV Morton.
21 Sep 2012,30 mins
St Pancras Pianos
Improvisations in music and story from the street pianists at London’s St Pancras Station.
13 Oct 2017,30 mins
A Voyage on Livingstone's Lake
The story of the MV Ilala, a 60-year-old boat still in use in Malawi and Mozambique.
20 Jan 2009,30 mins
Train Hopping in the USA
Jumping on freight trains in America, adventure or desperation? Peter Bowes explores.
19 Dec 2012,30 mins
Cold as a Mountain Top
Robert Macfarlane climbs a wintry Buachaille Etive Mor, guided by the words of WH Murray.
20 Mar 2022,28 mins
From Birmingham to Beijing: The Lure of a Chinese Career
The stories of graduates finding work internships far afield in China.
01 Oct 2011,30 mins
Electric Ride UK
Episode 3
Peter Curran travels from Lands’ End to John O’Groats in an electric car.
28 Sep 2021,28 mins
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The Living Mountain
Robert Macfarlane undertakes an immersive poetic pilgrimage to the Cairngorms.
30 Dec 2013,30 mins
Grayson on His Bike
Grayson Perry and his teddy Alan Measles tour Bavaria on a customised motorcycle.
01 Nov 2010,28 mins
The Music That Melted
Under a full moon and the Northern Lights, Richard Coles hears the Ice Music of Norway.
08 Feb 2011,30 mins
Anuta - An Island Governed By Love
Anuta, a South Pacific Island where life has remained unchanged for hundreds of years.
26 Jun 2017,30 mins
Linard's Travels
An insight into the life of Linard Davies, a baggage attendant at San Francisco airport.
25 Jun 2014,30 mins
Faith on the Move
A journey with the chaplains who support travellers on Britain’s rail network.
20 Mar 2020,28 mins
Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson (Omnibus)
American comic writer, Bill Bryson takes a sentimental journey around Britain.
08 May 2022,70 mins
Off-Peak Performance
Reflections from passengers on the 18:53 London to Manchester. What's causing the delays?
01 Sep 2024,28 mins
The Hotel Suite
Paul Farley explores and exploits the creative possibilities offered by hotel stop-overs.
07 Jul 2014,30 mins