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Travellers' Century - Episode Guide

Season 1

Eric Newby

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Jul 24, 2008

Eric Newby
Benedict Allen follows the travels of quintessential British amateur traveller Eric Newby, author of A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush.

Laurie Lee

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Jul 31, 2008

Laurie Lee
Benedict Allen retraces author Laurie Lee's journey across Spain in 1935, which became the basis for Lee's celebrated travelogue As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning.

Patrick Leigh Fermor

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Aug 7, 2008

Patrick Leigh Fermor
Benedict Allen follows Patrick Leigh Fermor's epic 1931 quest across Europe and tracks down the man himself to discuss the future of travel writing.
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