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Felicity Aston MBE

In 2012, polar explorer Felicity Aston

became the fi rst woman to ski solo across

Antarctica, but it was her 2018 all-women

expedition to the North Pole that most

changed her outlook on humanity, ocean

warming and the future of our planet.

Christina Lamb OBE

British journalist and author Christina

Lamb has reported on hotspots across

the grobe. She looks back at her fi rst trip

to Afghanistan, in the 1980s, and how it

shaped a life-long love of the place and all

its complexities.

Pico Iyer

Celebrated for his vivid tales about Japan,

the country he’s called home for over 30

years, British-born travel writer Pico delves

into his early career as an international

aff airs writer and reveals how a trip to Tibet

changed his life forever.

Ade Adepitan MBE

British television presenter and wheelchair

basketball player Ade talks about his

BBC Two series Africa with Ade Adepitan,

revealing his reasons for making it and his

shock at learning about the slave trade’s

impact on Nigeria, the country of his birth.

William Dalrymple

The multi-award-winning Scottish

writer and historian describes how

how travelling around India for the

past 30 years has changed him, leading

him to embrace the virtues of pluralism

and open-mindedness

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