Dreaming of your next adventure? Whether you’re looking for festivals and culture, an unforgettable journey, natural wonders, rest and relaxation, or active adventures, Lucy Richards talks to Paul Blezard about the most amazing places in the world and the best time of year to visit them. Discover when to explore Costa Rica’s rainforests, journey into the clouds in Nepal, sail between Croatia’s cypress-clad islands, or gaze at the saw-toothed crags of Canada’s Rocky Mountains.
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John Hudson: How to Survive: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2020
John Hudson talks to Paul Blezard about how strategies for life or death situations can help us excel in our everyday lives. Through gripping first-hand accounts of survival stories from across the extreme world you can develop the skills that allow you to make better decisions under pressure, which are as equally applicable to your interactions with colleagues or family, job interviews and public speaking, as to tackling Mount Everest.
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David Barrie: Exploring the Wonders of Animal Navigation: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2020
David Barrie talks to Paul Blezard about the navigational tools that animals (including humans) use, whether it is celestial, solar, magnetic fields, landmarks or even scent, and the difference between map and non- map-based navigation. He also presents the evidence of map-like representations of the world in animals’ brains. While humans increasingly rely on technology for navigation, how will that that impact on the relationship we have with the world around us?
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Jon Holmes, in conversation // Stanfords Travel Writers Festival
Paul Blezard talks to the award-winning comedian and broadcaster Jon Holmes as he shares a personal journey of how he went from being an unwanted baby in the Midlands to a wanted man in the state of Texas, and everything else that happened along the way.
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John Simpson, in conversation // Stanfords Travel Writers Festival
John Simpson is the BBC’s World Affairs Editor, and has twice been the Royal Television Society’s Journalist of the Year. He has also won three BAFTAs, including the Richard Dimbleby Award in 1991 and the News and Current Affairs award in 2000 for his coverage of the Kosovo conflict. Join him as he discusses his remarkable life and career with Paul Blezard.
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Simon Reeve, in conversation // Stanfords Travel Writers Festival Day 2
TV presenter and author Simon Reeve returns to Stanfords Travel Writers Festival to share tales from more than 110 countries he has travelled to making programmes for the BBC, including his new series on Turkey, due to air this spring. Paul Blezard chairs.
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Simon Reeve, in conversation // Stanfords Travel Writers Festival Day 1
TV presenter and New York Times Bestselling Author Simon Reeve returns to Stanfords Travel Writers Festival to share tales from more than 110 countries he has travelled to making programmes for the BBC, including his new series, due to air this spring. Paul Blezard chairs. Continue reading Simon Reeve, in conversation // Stanfords Travel Writers Festival Day 1
Simon Reeve with Paul Blezard
A final chat for this year’s Stanfords Travel Writers Festival with Simon Reeve and Paul Blezard as he reveals the truth behind the BBC sock budget.
Simon Reeve speaks to Paul Blezard
“Life is short – Take risks!” Paul Blezard settles in for a chat with TV presenter and author Simon Reeve about his round the world adventures and his upcoming series on Greece. Continue reading Simon Reeve speaks to Paul Blezard
Simon Reeve talks to Paul Blezard
TV presenter and author Simon Reeve shares tales from his latest adventures exploring Greece and Ireland, as well as a few of his favourite stories from the more than 110 countries he has travelled to making programmes for the BBC.
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