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Nov 2023
56m 42s

Lost In Space

THE TLS
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This week, Samantha Harvey joins us to talk about her voyage around the earth; and Miranda France on a fascinating tour of the British archipelago.


‘Orbital’, by Samantha Harvey

‘The Britannias: An island quest’, by Alice Albinia


Produced by Charlotte Pardy

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