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The Nomad of Surrey

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

The explorer and travel writer Wilfred Thesiger. author of Arabian Sands and The Marsh Arabs, is now 92 and living in a residential home in Surrey. James Maw asks him about his remarkable life of adventure and exploration. With archive recordings and contributions from friends and colleagues, including his biographer Alex Maitland and the travel writer Colin Thubron.
Producer Rob Ketteridge

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Wilfred Thesiger
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Marsh Arabs
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Alex Maitland
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Colin Thubron
Producer:
Rob Ketteridge
Source: Radio Times

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