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Maps - Arctic

Sandi Toksvig meets Guy Browning to discuss his obsession with maps.

MAPS
Sandi Toksvig meets Guy Browning whose autobiography is entitled The Maps of my Life. Weaned on maps, educated by maps and ever so slightly in love with maps they discuss how this obsession charted his unsteady progress from toddler to young man via the furthest corners of the Alps, Niagara Falls, the Mediterranean, Central America and darkest Chipping Norton.

ARCTIC
Ann Daniels is one of Britain’s best known female polar explorers and is currently training for a new trip to measure the thickness of Arctic ice cap. In an expedition called the Catlin Arctic Survey, Ann will be responsible for the navigation and the food during the trip which has taken some very logistical planning. She talks about the reality of surviving in temperatures of -50C and also about her previous encounters with polar bears.

30 minutes

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Sat 13 Dec 2008 10:00

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  • Sat 13 Dec 2008 10:00

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