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Journey of a Lifetime

Following the travels of the winners of the annual �鶹��/Royal Geographical Society's dream journey competition

Radio 4,12 episodes

Episodes

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2009: Dan Box. The Sinking Islands
Dan Box visits the Carteret Islands, where evacuation is taking place as sea levels rises.
04 Sep 2009,30 mins
2010: Nick Hunt
Nick Hunt follows recession-hit migrant Indian workers in Dubai back to their villages.
10 Sep 2010,30 mins
2011: Jane Labous
Travel competition winner Jane Labous meets the people of Mali who make a living from mud.
05 Sep 2011,28 mins
2012: Jaswinder Jhalli
Prizewinning traveller Jaswinder Jhalli explores the lives of the gauchos of Argentina
03 Sep 2012,28 mins
2014: Peter Geoghegan. Wrestling with the Future
In Mongolia Peter Geoghegan grapples with the great wrestlers of a rapidly evolving nation
15 Sep 2014,28 mins
2015: Rhiannon Adam. Three Months on Pitcairn
Rhiannon Adam offers a very personal account of her visit to the remote British territory.
19 Oct 2015,28 mins
2016: Nina Plapp. A Cello in the Desert
Nina Plapp takes her cello Cuthbert to Rajasthan in search of the roots of gypsy music.
21 Oct 2016,30 mins
2017: Nicole Bennet Fite. Finding the Woman of Stone
Nicole Bennet Fite treks into the valleys of Tajikistan to find a shrine devoted to women.
02 Oct 2017,28 mins
2018: Karen Darke. From Source to Sea via Me
Paralympic winner Karen Darke takes a very personal journey down Australia's Murray River.
12 Oct 2018,28 mins
Mountains, Mules and my Mum
Redzi Bernard recreates her mother's journey to Lalibela in Ethiopia fifty years on
13 Oct 2019,28 mins
On a Mission
Former Mormon Lynne Anderson returns to Salt Lake City to face her past
24 Oct 2022,28 mins
On the Trail of Algerian Exiles and Pacific Settlers
Chahrazade Douah follows in the steps of 19th century Algerian exiles to a Pacific Island.
06 Nov 2023,28 mins