Adventure

Andrew Hilton reads from Geoffrey Moorhouse's book about his attempt to cross the Sahara from the Atlantic to the Nile in 1972.

Andrew Hilton reads from Geoffrey Moorhouse's book about his attempt to cross the Sahara from the Atlantic to the Nile in 1972.

Zoe Aldrich reads from Mary Kingsley's memoir about her expedition to the west coast of Africa.

Zoe Aldrich reads from Mary Kingsley's memoir about her expedition to the west coast of Africa.

Pascal Khoo Thwe's flight through the jungle to escape arrest for his part in Burma's student resistance movement.

Bonnie Hurran reads an extract from Emily Hahn's startling 1930s account of opium addiction in Shanghai.

Bonnie Hurran reads an extract from Emily Hahn's startling 1930s account of opium addiction in Shanghai.

Paul Mohan reads from Joe Simpson's account of the accident on a Peruvian mountainside that brought him face to face with death.

Paul Mohan reads from Joe Simpson's account of the accident on a Peruvian mountainside that brought him face to face with death.