First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
The quest for traces of the voyages of two 14th century merchants leads to Iceland, where an old man steeped in the Norse sagas brings the past vividly to life. Read by Sam Dale. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
A smoking volcano in Greenland signals journey's end for this quest to uncover traces of the fabled voyages of two 14th century Venetian merchants. Read by Sam Dale. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
A quest for traces of the fabled voyages of two Venetian merchants, whose 14th century travels were recorded by an enthusiastic, if unreliable, ancestor. The reader is Sam Dale. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
The author's search for evidence to prove the truth behind the fabled 14th century voyages of two Venetian merchants takes him to the Faroe Islands. The reader is Sam Dale. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
The quest for traces of the fabled voyages of a 14th century Venetian merchant leads to Newfoundland. Did he reach North America a full century before Columbus? Read by Sam Dale. Show more