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Classic Adventure: So Near, So Far

BBC One
on BBC One London

Adventure from around the world.

Accidents and bad luck threaten to jeopardise the Dacron Eagles as they hang-glide across Kenya.
Paraplegic Jim Noyes also faces problems in his attempt to kayak across the Bering Strait. On an avalanche-prone mountain in the Karakoram range, Victor Saunders is close to the summit but, in a million-to-one chance, two vital pieces of equipment break.
Presented by Matt Dickinson.
A Mosaic production for BBCtv
(Teletext subtitles: page 888)

Contributors

Presenter:
Matt Dickinson
Subject:
Jim Noyes
Subject:
Victor Saunders
Series Producer:
Colin Luke
Executive Producer:
Paul Watson
Source: Radio Times

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