That Wilbur Smith Show

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  • Summary

  • In Series 2 of our podcast series, historian and Wilbur co-writer Tom Harper and author and Wilbur fan Christopher Winn celebrate Wilbur’s extraordinary life and work, and the exhilarating world of adventure that he created and inhabited.


    Together with a star-studded array of special guests, adventurers, historians, authors, academics and fans they explore the historical events that form the background to Wilbur's books, visit the places he brings so vividly to life and learn about the incredible exploits and experiences that inspired Wilbur over a life time of writing and real life adventure.


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Episodes
  • Endurance and Adventure with Angus Collins

    Endurance and Adventure with Angus Collins
    Sep 13 2024
    In this final episode of Series 2 Tom and Georgina talk to ultra endurance athlete, mental health advocate, record breaking rower and founder of Beyond Endurance, Angus Collins as he prepares to face his toughest challenge yet, attempting to become the first person ever to circumnavigate Great Britain by row boat solo and unsupported, raising funds for James’ Place, a charity offering free, life-saving treatment to suicidal men in centres in Liverpool and London.

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    53 mins
  • Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2024 with Leo Vardiashvili and Chukwuebuka Ibeh

    Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2024 with Leo Vardiashvili and Chukwuebuka Ibeh
    Aug 30 2024
    In the third and final episode of our three part series celebrating the Wilbur Smith Adventure Prize 2024, Georgina and Tom meet two more of the shortlisted authors, Leo Vardiashvili and Chukwuebuka Ibeh to discuss their riveting new adventure novels, Hard by a Great Forest and Blessings. (Leo Vardiashvili: Image © Kiera Fyles, Palmer Photography - Chukwuebuka Ibeh: Image © Erin Lewis)

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    48 mins
  • Adventure Writing Prize Louis de Bernieres and Derek B Miller

    Adventure Writing Prize Louis de Bernieres and Derek B Miller
    Aug 16 2024
    In the second of our three part series celebrating the Wilbur Smith Adventure Prize 2024, Georgina and Tom meet two more of the shortlisted authors, Louis de Bernieres and Derek.B Miller to discuss their exciting new novels Light over Liskeard and The Curse of Pietro Houdini, why they decided to write historical fiction and how they define adventure. (Derek B. Miller: Image © Erlend Sæverud - Louis de Bernières: Image © Ivon Bartholomew)

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    45 mins

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