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Sir Ranulph Fiennes has climbed the Eiger and Mount Everest. He鈥檚 crossed both Poles on foot. He鈥檚 been a member of the SAS, and fought a bloody guerrilla war in Oman.

Yet he confesses that his fear of heights is so great that he'd rather send his wife up a ladder to clean the gutters than do it himself.

The world's greatest explorer delves into his own experiences to try to explain what fear is, how it happens and how he has overcome it so successfully.

He examines key moments from history where fear played an important part in the outcome of a great event. He shows us how the brain perceives fear, how that manifests itself in us, and how we can transform our perceptions, shedding new light on one of humanity's strongest emotions.

Sir Ranulph analyses his own fear of heights - despite being a highly accomplished mountaineer.

He looks back at fears haunting him while at Eton school, plus the terrors he confronted while in the SAS - as he considers the psychology of our irrational fears.

Omnibus of five parts.

Written and read by Sir Ranulph Fiennes.

Producer: David Roper

A Heavy Entertainment production for 麻豆约拍 Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2016.

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