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30/04/2011
John McCarthy hears about Albania, Africa and the Amazon.
Liberia - Evacuation - Algeria
John McCarthy looks at West Africa, Algeria and getting out of tricky places.
Nagaland - Kosovo - Skiing in Iran
John McCarthy looks at Nagaland in north east India, Kosovo and skiing in Iran.
Australia - Art galleries in Britain & Ireland - Iceland
John McCarthy looks at William Morris in Iceland, Australia and Britain's art galleries.
Afghanistan, Libya, Chechnya
John McCarthy talks to three travellers reporting from dangerous destinations.
Greek islands - Ireland by Kayak
John McCarthy hears about the Greek Islands and kayaking round Ireland.
Catalonia - Cornish Coast
Sandi Toksvig explores Catalonia and the Cornish coast.
Cycles
Sandi Toksvig looks at the simplicity and versatility of the bicycle as a travel machine.
Rites of Passage - Mexico
Sandi Toksvig looks at rites of passage and death rituals in Mexico and around the world.
Somali Pirates - Montserrat - Languages
Sandi Toksvig looks at piracy in Somalia, the volcano in Montserrat and learning languages
South Africa - InterRail
Sandi Toksvig explores Cape Town in the company of two very different experts.
Hawaii - Buskers
Sandi Toksvig goes on the trail of Hawaiian cowboys with country singer Hank Wangford.
Holy places in Britain, Antarctica
Sandi Toksvig explores Britain's holy places and goes on the trail of Arctic explorers.
Independent countries - Kashmir
Sonia Deol looks at Kashmir and meets a couple who collect countries.
Phoenician ship voyage - The British seaside
Sonia Deol hears about a historical voyage round Africa and looks at the British seaside.
Istanbul - Part 1
Sandi Toksvig begins to explore the ancient and modern city of Istanbul.
Istanbul - Part 2
Sandi Toksvig continues her exploration the ancient and modern city of Istanbul.
Bus trip from Brighton to Eastbourne
Sandi Toksvig takes a bus trip from Brighton to Eastbourne.
Maine - Tour d'Afrique - Fallowell's travels
John McCarthy introduces the Tour d'Afrique by cycle, Maine and Duncan Fallowell's travels
Rowing to the North Pole - Malta - Tidal islands
John McCarthy hears about journeys to the North Pole, Malta and Britain's tidal islands.
Burma - Egypt - World's longest climb
John McCarthy looks at Burma, Egypt and the world's longest climb.
Italy
John McCarthy gets a flavour of rural Italy and its food.
Travel Biography
John McCarthy discusses travel biography at the Cheltenham Literature Festival.
Natural Navigation - Snow Shoeing - Borneo Sunbear - Bulgaria
John McCarthy looks at natural navigation, travel guiding and post colonial India.
Congo - Rodrigues
John McCarthy hears about Congo in the 60s and 70s and the isles of Rodrigues.
Transoceanic Rowing - Tango
John McCarthy looks at transoceanic rowing and the tango in Buenos Aires.
Panama - North Korea
John McCarthy focuses on Panama and a political tour of North Korea.
Responsible Tourism - Cambodia
John McCarthy looks at responsible tourism and Cambodia.
Mitteleuropa - Escape from Hong Kong - A272
John McCarthy looks at Jewish Eastern Europe, a WW2 escape from Hong Kong and the A272.
Storytelling in Japan and Morocco - Coastal Stations
John McCarthy explores storytelling in Japan and Morocco and coastal weather stations.
Gambian elections - Nepal - Himalayan rafting
John McCarthy looks at Gambia, Nepal, and white water rafting in the Himalayas.