Travellers' Century

TV Show

Explorer Benedict Allen recreates the stories of travel writers Eric Newby, Laurie Lee and Patrick Leigh Fermor.

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Latest Episodes

  • Season 1 Episode 3: Patrick Leigh Fermor

    Explorer Benedict Allen recreates the stories of travel writers Eric Newby, Laurie Lee and Patrick Leigh Fermor. He combines archive footage with location filming and dramatisations to highlight the epic journeys these men undertook. The series begins with the tale of Fermor's quest across Europe, undertaken when he was just 18, and the programme culminates in an interview with the man himself. Last in series

  • Season 1 Episode 2: Laurie Lee

    Explorer Benedict Allen recreates Laurie Lee's 1935 journey across Spain as a 20-year-old penniless poet. The author recorded his experiences in the book As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning, which has gone on to become a classic of the travel genre due in no small part to Lee's evocative prose and meticulous attention to detail

  • Season 1 Episode 1: Eric Newby

    Explorer Benedict Allen recreates the stories of travel writers Eric Newby, Laurie Lee and Patrick Leigh Fermor. He combines archive footage with location filming and dramatisations to highlight the epic journeys these men undertook. The series begins with the tale of Newby's ascent of Mir Samir in Afghanistan, which was immortalised in his book A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush. Part of the Journeys of Discovery season

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