Ted Edwards is a folk singer and a teacher who lives in Salford. He has been obsessed by the desert since his childhood. Last year he became the first man to cross one of the remotest comers of the Sahara alone. The Nomads call it 'The Empty Quarter' - 350 miles of sand, with temperatures of 120 degrees; and there are no oases so every drop of water has to be carried. Ted tells the story of how his quest for adventure took him from Salford to Timbuktu and beyond ... the experts said he would never return.
Film editor JANE RIDLEY
Producer ALISTAIR MACDONALD