First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
As a young solider in Crete, Patrick devises the audacious plan that turns him into a war hero Biography by Artemis Cooper read by Samuel West. From November 2012. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
4 Extra Debut. 18-year-old Patrick Leigh Fermor embarks on an epic walk across Europe. Biography of the travel writer and war hero. From November 2012. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
The construction of Patrick's 'power-house for prose' and a fascinating insight into the remarkable journey that culminated in A Time of Gifts. From November 2012. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
On his epic quest across Europe, aspiring writer Patrick Leigh Fermor enters the Ottoman East. Travel biography by Artemis Cooper. Read by Samuel West. From November 2012. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra
Love flourishes in Cairo, and in 1948 Patrick retreats to a monastery to write his first book. Biography by Artemis Cooper. Read by Samuel West. From November 2012. Show more
