In The Old Ways, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize, the celebrated author Robert Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge home to follow the ancient tracks, drove-roads and sea paths that form part of a vast network of routes criss-crossing the British landscape and its waters, and connecting them to the continents beyond. The result is an immersive, en ... Show More
Dec 2012
William Fotheringham at Edinburgh International Book Festival
Cycling was a hot topic during the summer of 2012, with British success in the Olympics and the Tour de France, and the breaking of the Lance Armstrong scandal, and it was against this backdrop that sports journalist William Fotheringham came to the Book Festival to talk about on ... Show More
1h 1m
Nov 2012
Jacqueline Wilson at Edinburgh International Book Festival
In 1902, E Nesbit published Five Children and It, which has never been out of print. Jacqueline Wilson, the highly acclaimed author of Tracey Beaker and countless other children’s books, revisited the original and has created Four Children and It. Her story is set in the modern d ... Show More
52m 58s
Dec 2024
Bradley Wiggins: The Dark Truth I Carried Through My Cycling Career & Finding New Purpose
<p>Sir Bradley Wiggins is a British cycling legend, known for his incredible achievements, including winning the Tour de France and multiple Olympic medals. But behind the accolades, there’s a person who’s experienced both triumphs and personal struggles that shaped who he is tod ... Show More
1h 3m
Apr 2023
Watts Occurring - The Rumble in Roubaix
One of the best days of the year on the cycling calendar lived up to the hype, with a stunning Roubaix on Sunday.
Luke had a front row seat... until he crashed, and G tuned in from Sierra Nevada, where he continues to rack up the training miles. There’s also an incredible story a ... Show More
49m 11s
Jun 2023
Marco Pantani: Death of a Pirate: 2. Ain't No Mountain High Enough
With doping, drug funds, and dawn raids, the 1998 Tour de France is one of the most infamous races in cycling history. In the aftermath of the Festina Affair, it looks like the Tour will be damaged for good. But one man emerges victorious - Marco Pantani, the plucky underdog, and ... Show More
26m 17s
Sep 2021
Mark Cavendish: Navigating slippery descents and climbing personal mountains (E82)
<p>We launch Series 6 with the ‘Manx Missile’ Mark Cavendish, cycling’s greatest sprinter of all time.</p><br><p>Mark sprinted into the history books on Stage 13 of the Tour de France in 2021, by equalling Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 stage wins at the Tour, a record that has been ... Show More
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