Sentimental Journey

Episodes

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Annie Nightingale2006090920160702 (BBC7)
20160703 (BBC7)
20180324 (BBC7)
20180325 (BBC7)
Arthur Smith joins Radio 1 DJ Annie Nightingale.
Barbara Castle1998010420170204 (BBC7)
20170205 (BBC7)
Arthur Smith joins political veteran, Baroness Castle of Blackburn as she returns to Pontefract - recalling the inequalities that surrounded her as a child - and the father who pointed them out.

But there's trouble for Arthur when he arrives late...

Producer: Rebecca Moore

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1998.

Arthur Smith joins political veteran Barbara Castle in recalling Pontefract.

Brendan Foster2006081220160625 (BBC7)
20160626 (BBC7)
20180407 (BBC7)
20180408 (BBC7)
Arthur Smith retraces the footsteps of the former Olympian and athletics commentator.
Eric Newby1998010820170128 (BBC7)
20170129 (BBC7)
Arthur Smith joins travel writer Eric Newby returning to Fontanello in Italy.
Germaine Greer2006070820160604 (BBC7)
20160605 (BBC7)
20180414 (BBC7)
20180415 (BBC7)
Arthur Smith accompanies the academic, writer and critic on a nostalgic trip to Italy.
Imogen Stubbs1999041120170114 (BBC7)
20170115 (BBC7)
Arthur Smith accompanies actress Imogen Stubbs on her return to Oxford, where she was an English scholar at Exeter College. But it's not the sandstone quads or even the theatre she wants to revisit, but a romantic, rustic shack in the woods...

Producer: Rebecca Moore

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1999.

Arthur Smith joins Imogen Stubbs on her return to Oxford University's Exeter College.

Ingrid Pitt1998080520231202 (BBC7)
20231203 (BBC7)
Arthur Smith joins the star of Hammer House of Horror films on a trip back to Argentina.
Ingrid Pitt2006080520160618 (BBC7)
20160619 (BBC7)
20180428 (BBC7)
20180429 (BBC7)
Arthur Smith joins the star of Hammer House of Horror films on a trip back to Argentina.
Jack Vettriano2006070120170218 (BBC7)
20170219 (BBC7)
20211117 (BBC7)
20211118 (BBC7)
Arthur Smith joins artist Jack Vettriano reminiscing as he returns to Leven in Fife.
Julian Lloyd Webber2006082620170211 (BBC7)
20170212 (BBC7)
Arthur Smith joins Julian Lloyd Webber in the Wye Valley. The cellist has been has been enjoying the spectacular scenery and serenity here for decades. Julian shares some of his memories and explores what the area has come to mean to him.

Producer: Joanne Coombs

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2006.

Arthur Smith joins cellist Julian Lloyd Webber who revisits the scenery of the Wye Valley.

Nick Hancock1998011120170107 (BBC7)
20170108 (BBC7)
Arthur Smith accompanies actor Nick Hancock on a lad's tour of Mallorca.
Robert Fisk1999041820170121 (BBC7)
20170122 (BBC7)
Arthur Smith joins Middle East correspondent Robert Fisk in the battlefields of France.
Shappi Khorsandi2006081920160709 (BBC7)
20160710 (BBC7)
20180331 (BBC7)
20180401 (BBC7)
Arthur Smith joins Iranian comedian Shappi Khorsandi as she returns to Paris.
Simon Callow1998011820161231 (BBC7)
20170101 (BBC7)
Arthur Smith accompanies Simon Callow to Goring-on-Thames.
Tony Benn2006072920160611 (BBC7)
20160612 (BBC7)
20180421 (BBC7)
20180422 (BBC7)
Arthur Smith joins Tony Benn on a trip back to Westminster.