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Michael Palin in Venezuela
- The fascinating travel adventure from the Sunday Times bestselling author
- By: Michael Palin
- Narrated by: Michael Palin
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance23
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Brought to you by Penguin. The wonderful new book from Britain's best-loved travel writer. In February 2025, Michael Palin travelled to Venezuela to get a sense of what life is like in one of South America's most culturally rich, vibrant but also troubled nations. In the journal he kept during...
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More than the usual Michael Palin
- By Amazon Customer on 11-01-26
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Michael Palin in Venezuela
- The fascinating travel adventure from the Sunday Times bestselling author
- Narrated by: Michael Palin
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 25-09-25
- Language: English
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Pole to Pole
- By: Michael Palin
- Narrated by: Michael Palin
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Abridged
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Overall108
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Performance71
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Three years after the epic adventure described in Around the World in 80 Days, Michael Palin was off again. Not circumnavigating the globe, but journeying from one end to the other: the North Pole to the South Pole. Following the 30 degree east line of longitude and using aircraft only as a last resort, Palin and his team endured extremes of heat and cold as they crossed 17 countries on trains, trucks, ships, rafts, ski-doos, buses, barges, bicycles, and balloons.
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As always excellent
- By J. Buchan on 29-11-21
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Pole to Pole
- Narrated by: Michael Palin
- Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 01-02-05
- Language: English
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Mark Steel’s in Town: Series 11 & 12
- A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Series
- By: Mark Steel
- Narrated by: Mark Steel
- Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance6
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Mark Steel is back with two more series of his award-winning show, in which he explores nine weird and wonderful places around the UK and beyond. After thoroughly researching each town's history, people and idiosyncrasies, he goes on to write and perform a tailor-made evening of stand-up for the residents.
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Mark Steel’s in Town: Series 11 & 12
- A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Series
- Narrated by: Mark Steel
- Series: Mark Steel's in Town
- Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 20-10-22
- Language: English
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Just off for a Walk
- By: Stephen Reynolds
- Narrated by: Geoff Cummings
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall196
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Performance173
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Story173
What happens when a 37-year-old office worker, who exercises marginally less than the average cheese sandwich, decides to walk 630 miles of challenging coastline in one go? Will he go on an epic voyage of self-discovery...or just get really knackered? Find out the answers to these important questions, and many more, by joining him on a grand adventure that takes in 26,719 steps, 921 stiles, 302 bridges, 91,000 feet of climbing and descending, one seal, zero basking sharks, lots of chips and one overweight, oversize backpack.
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more cheerful than the salt path
- By Mr Chops on 26-05-19
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Just off for a Walk
- Narrated by: Geoff Cummings
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 12-04-18
- Language: English
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Canoeing The Congo
- First Source to Sea Descent of the Congo River
- By: Phil Harwood
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall141
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Performance128
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Canoeing the Congo narrates the journey of Phil Harwood, who undertook an epic five-month solo attempt to canoe the Congo River in war-torn Central Africa. It was a historic 'first descent' from the true source in the highlands of Zambia. Just short of 3,000 miles long, the Congo River is the eighth longest in the world and the deepest river in the world, with a flow rate second only to the Amazon. Along the way, Phil encountered numerous waterfalls, huge rapids, man-eating crocodiles, hippos, aggressive snakes...
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Thrilling
- By Mr D J W Evans on 17-06-15
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Canoeing The Congo
- First Source to Sea Descent of the Congo River
- Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 02-05-13
- Language: English
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Scary Monsters and Super Creeps
- In Search of the World's Most Hideous Beasts
- By: Dom Joly
- Narrated by: Dom Joly
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall37
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Performance35
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Ever since he was given a copy of Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World for his ninth birthday, Dom has been obsessed with the world of cryptozoology—monster hunting—and in Scary Monsters and Super Creeps, he heads to six completely different destinations to investigate local monster sightings. Are the monsters all the product of fevered minds, or is there a sliver of truth somewhere in the madness? Either way, the search gives Dom an excuse to dive into six fascinating destinations on a gloriously nutty adventure.
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Entertaining enough
- By CatW on 03-11-22
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Scary Monsters and Super Creeps
- In Search of the World's Most Hideous Beasts
- Narrated by: Dom Joly
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 15-09-22
- Language: English
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Ich bin dann mal weg
- Meine Reise auf dem Jakobsweg
- By: Hape Kerkeling
- Narrated by: Hape Kerkeling
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall20
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Performance20
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Es ist ein sonniger Junimorgen, als Hape Kerkeling, bekennende "couch potato", endgültig seinen inneren Schweinehund besiegt und in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port aufbricht. Sechs Wochen liegen vor ihm, allein mit sich und seinem elf Kilo schweren Rucksack: über die schneebedeckten Gipfel der Pyrenäen, durch das Baskenland, Navarra und Rioja bis nach Galicien zum Grab des heiligen Jakob, seit über 1000 Jahren Ziel für Gläubige aus der ganzen Welt.
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Gedanken
- By Carsten Jakoby on 07-10-25
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Ich bin dann mal weg
- Meine Reise auf dem Jakobsweg
- Narrated by: Hape Kerkeling
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 04-01-21
- Language: German
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Learn Romanian with Fexingo
- By: Fexingo
- Original Recording
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Learn Romanian with Fexingo — the easy way to learn Romanian through warm stories, natural conversations, and slow news. A friendly Romanian-learning podcast hosted by Lucas and Luna. Every episode is a short, digestible lesson built around real-world Romanian you can use right away — perfect for absolute beginners who want to start speaking Romanian with confidence. Expect: beginner Romanian lessons, slow Romanian stories, everyday Romanian conversations, slow news in Romanian, travel phrases, and tons of repetition so it sticks. New episodes added regularly. Follow Fexingo to keep ...
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A Parrot in the Pepper Tree
- Lemons Trilogy, Book 2
- By: Chris Stewart
- Narrated by: Chris Stewart
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance7
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A Parrot in the Pepper Tree, the sequel to Lemons, follows the lives of Chris, Ana and their daughter, Chloë, as they get to grips with a misanthropic parrot who joins their home, Spanish school life, neighbours in love, their amazement at Chris appearing on the bestseller lists . . and their shock at discovering that their beloved valley is once more under threat of a dam.
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A Parrot in the Pepper Tree
- Lemons Trilogy, Book 2
- Narrated by: Chris Stewart
- Series: Lemons Trilogy, Book 2
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 31-10-24
- Language: English
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In Siberia
- By: Colin Thubron
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall52
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Performance43
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Story41
Brought to you by Penguin. A few years it became possible, for this first time, for a foreigner to travel Siberia almost at will. This is the account of Thubron's 15, 000-mile journey through this astonishing country - one twelfth of the land surface of the whole earth. He journeyed by train...
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Accents irritate
- By Amazon Customer on 19-08-12
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In Siberia
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 18-05-11
- Language: English
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On the Trail of Genghis Khan
- An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads
- By: Tim Cope
- Narrated by: Dugald Bruce Bruce Lockhart
- Length: 16 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance3
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Bloomsbury presents On the Trail of Genghis Khan by Tim Cope, read by Dugald Bruce-Lockhart. The relationship between man and horse on the Eurasian steppe gave rise to a succession of rich nomadic cultures. Among them were the Mongols of the thirteenth century – a small tribe, which, under the...
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On the Trail of Genghis Khan
- An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads
- Narrated by: Dugald Bruce Bruce Lockhart
- Length: 16 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 31-03-21
- Language: English
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Bothy Tales
- Footsteps in the Scottish Hills
- By: John D. Burns
- Narrated by: John D. Burns
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall33
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Performance32
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I can move only with the aid of barrels of anti-inflammatory gel, sticking plasters, and real ale anesthetic. Martin and I descend from hours of walking to the small town of Middleton-in-Teesdale. I walk, stiff-legged, into the campsite office, and a plump, middle-aged woman looks up from her desk and can see the old timer is in trouble.
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Really enjoyable
- By H on 13-04-21
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Bothy Tales
- Footsteps in the Scottish Hills
- Narrated by: John D. Burns
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 04-06-20
- Language: English
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London Orbital
- By: Iain Sinclair
- Narrated by: Iain Sinclair
- Length: 22 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall21
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Performance19
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Encircling London like a noose, the M25 is a road to nowhere, but when Iain Sinclair sets out to walk this asphalt loop - keeping within the 'acoustic footprints' - he is determined to find out where the journey will lead him. Stumbling upon converted asylums, industrial and retail parks, ring-fenced government institutions and lost villages, Sinclair discovers a Britain of the fringes, a landscape consumed by developers. London Orbital charts this extraordinary trek and round trip of the soul, revealing the country as you've never seen it before.
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Pure Poetry
- By Mad Jeff on 13-04-23
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London Orbital
- Narrated by: Iain Sinclair
- Length: 22 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 11-03-21
- Language: English
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A Fast Bike Through the Badlands
- The Petrolhead Travelogues
- By: Andy C Wareing
- Narrated by: Andy C Wareing
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance5
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It has been nearly four decades since Andy rode a Fast Bike to Byzantium. Many bikes have come and gone, but now living in the United States of America, Andy has sadly become a stranger to the joys of motorcycling. Until, out of the blue, a serendipitous and possibly alcohol fuelled conversation provides him with both the motorcycle, the opportunity, and the desire to explore the vast, untamed landscapes of America. Join Andy as he embarks on an audacious cross-country journey, rediscovering the intoxicating lure of the unknown.
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Feels like it’s been written in a rush.
- By Jiff Jaff on 06-10-25
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A Fast Bike Through the Badlands
- The Petrolhead Travelogues
- Narrated by: Andy C Wareing
- Series: The Petrolhead Travelogues, Book 4
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 22-10-24
- Language: English
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The Country House Podcast
- By: Hancock Productions
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"If these walls could talk..." | Please join us as we discuss all things country houses. These are far more than mere bricks and mortar; they are family homes - living, breathing, changing and adapting over time. On The Country House Podcast we explore everything from their architectural history, gardens and collections to the lives of those who have lived and worked in them.The goal of our platform remains true to its founding principles. We hope to inform people on a subject we are knowledgeable about, while proving that architectural and art history are accessible and engaging for everyone...
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Most Informative and Entertaining
- By Anonymous on 25-01-24
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Potholes and Pavements
- A Bumpy Ride on Britain’s National Cycle Network
- By: Laura Laker
- Narrated by: Laura Laker
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall23
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Performance20
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Bloomsbury presents Potholes and Pavements written and read by Laura Laker. Just wonderful – two wheels good, Laura Laker brilliant. Part travel diary, part love poem to Britain's cycle network ... it's difficult not to be inspired by this fabulous book.' Jeremy Vine 'With a passion for both...
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Good discusion on the he subject, very middle class view on the subject though
- By Amazon Customer on 27-12-24
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Potholes and Pavements
- A Bumpy Ride on Britain’s National Cycle Network
- Narrated by: Laura Laker
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 09-05-24
- Language: English
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Walking with Nomads
- By: Alice Morrison
- Narrated by: Alice Morrison
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Accompanied only by three Amazigh Muslim men and their camels, Scottish explorer Alice Morrison set off to find a hidden world. During her journey along the Draa river, she encountered dinosaur footprints and discovered a lost city, as well as what looked like a map of an ancient spaceship, all the while trying to avoid landmines, quicksand and the deadly horned viper.
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Buy it, you won't be disappointed!!!
- By nizzie on 17-03-25
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Walking with Nomads
- Narrated by: Alice Morrison
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 03-11-22
- Language: English
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Roadshow
- Landscape with Drums: A Concert Tour by Motorcycle
- By: Neil Peart
- Narrated by: Brian Sutherland
- Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall76
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Performance72
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For 30 years, drummer, author, and songwriter Neil Peart had wanted to write a book about "the biggest journey of all in my restless existence: the life of a touring musician." Finally, the right time, and the right tour. In the summer of 2004, after three decades, 20 gold albums, and thousands of performances, the band Rush embarked on a 30th Anniversary World Tour. The "R30" tour traveled to nine countries, where the band performed 57 shows for more than half a million fans. Uniquely, Peart chose to do his between-show traveling by motorcycle, riding 21,000 miles of back roads.
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I listened to it during work.
- By Mr. A. Gal on 12-10-17
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Roadshow
- Landscape with Drums: A Concert Tour by Motorcycle
- Narrated by: Brian Sutherland
- Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 31-05-13
- Language: English
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Living the Château Dream
- As seen on the hit Channel 4 show Escape to the Château
- By: Dick Strawbridge, Angel Strawbridge
- Narrated by: Angel Strawbridge, Dick Strawbridge
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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In January 2015 Dick and Angel Strawbridge embarked on the journey of a lifetime when they swapped their cosy two-bedroom flat in East London for a derelict château with 12 acres of land in the Loire valley. Where Sunday Times bestseller A Year At The Château told the entertaining and...
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Sickly sweet.
- By megrose on 18-07-22
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Living the Château Dream
- As seen on the hit Channel 4 show Escape to the Château
- Narrated by: Angel Strawbridge, Dick Strawbridge
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 07-07-22
- Language: English
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High Caucasus
- A Mountain Quest in Russia’s Haunted Hinterland
- By: Tom Parfitt
- Narrated by: Tom Parfitt
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
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On 1 September 2004, Chechen and Ingush militants took more than a thousand people captive at a school in the Caucasus region of southern Russia. Working as a correspondent, Tom Parfitt witnessed the bloody climax in which 314 hostages died, more than half of them children. The experience left Tom emotionally shredded, struggling to find a way to return to his life in Moscow and put to rest the ghosts of the Beslan siege. Having long been fascinated by the mountainous North Caucasus, Tom turned to his love of walking as a source of both recuperation and discovery.
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Very poor Narration
- By NH on 28-07-24
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High Caucasus
- A Mountain Quest in Russia’s Haunted Hinterland
- Narrated by: Tom Parfitt
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 20-07-23
- Language: English
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