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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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