AdventureSmith

Georgina talks to Keith Chapman, the creator of some of television's most popular and best loved children's shows. They discuss where the ideas for the characters and their adventures come from and how much is drawn from Keith's real life adventures! AdventureSmith is brought to you by The Wilbur Smith Estate. Producer Christopher Winn. Music Dewey Delay. Executive Producer Niso Smith....

Georgina talks to Preet Chandi, 'Polar' Preet, about her remarkable solo expeditions to Antarctica, and her encounters with a polar bear in the Arctic, why she seeks adventure, what she has learned from her adventures and what advice she has for budding adventurers everywhere. AdventureSmith is brought to you by The Wilbur Smith Estate. Producer Christopher Winn. Music Dewey Delay. Executi...

Authors Anya Bergman and Ruthvika Rao join Georgina in the final of three episodes dedicated the adventuresmiths shortlisted for the coveted 2026 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. Together they discuss the sense of place needed to transport readers in their armchair on an adventure, and what they've drawn from respective times in their lives living in Ireland and India. Anya Bergman is the aut...

Authors Elodie Harper and Adam Oyebanji join Georgina in the studio for the second of three episodes dedicated to the much coveted 2026 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. Adam and Elodie share their experiences writing fictional adventures inspired by historical fact, and whether you need to be an adventurous person to write an adventure novel. Elodie Harper is the author of Boudicca's Daughter...

Adventuresmiths are the makers and creators of adventure in all its forms, in real life or fiction. This is the first of three special episodes in which Georgina talks to the authors shortlisted for the coveted 2026 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. She is joined is the studio by Harry Whitehead, author of White Road and Clare Whitfield, author of Poor Girls . They discuss the strong women at...

In this very special episode Georgina travels to the headquarters of Scouts Adventures at Gilwell Park in North London and talks to some of the winners of the Unsung Heroes Awards and Chief Scout Dwayne Fields. AdventureSmith is brought to you by The Wilbur Smith Estate. Producer Christopher Winn. Music Dewey Delay. Executive Producer Niso Smith. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Georgina talks to author and broadcaster Leon McCarron about his adventures exploring the Middle East on foot and his expedition along the length of the River Tigris. AdventureSmith is brought to you by The Wilbur Smith Estate. Producer Christopher Winn. Music Dewey Delay. Executive Producer Niso Smith. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Georgina talks to author Sophy Roberts about her extraordinary books of unexplored places The Lost Pianos of Siberia and the award-winning A Training School for Elephants . AdventureSmith is brought to you by The Wilbur Smith Estate. Producer Christopher Winn. Music Dewey Delay. Executive Producer Niso Smith. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Georgina talks to anthropologist, author, award-winning filmmaker, animal activist, athlete, honorary Royal Marines commando and adventurer, Chris Terrill. AdventureSmith is brought to you by The Wilbur Smith Estate. Producer Christopher Winn. Music Dewey Delay. Executive Producer Niso Smith. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Georgina talks to Explorer and Scientist Dr. Rosa Vásquez Espinoza about her adventures along the Amazon and her mission to save the Stingless Bee. AdventureSmith is brought to you by The Wilbur Smith Estate. Producer Christopher Winn. Music Dewey Delay. Executive Producer Niso Smith. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Georgina talks to journalist, broadcaster and filmmaker Keme Nzerem about the non-profit he co-founded, Opening Up The Outdoors, and his very personal film The Long Juju. AdventureSmith is brought to you by The Wilbur Smith Estate. Producer Christopher Winn. Music Dewey Delay. Executive Producer Niso Smith. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Georgina talks to Woman with Altitude, Lise Wortley, about her adventures in re-creating the expedition of Henriette D’Angeville, first woman to climb Mont Blanc. AdventureSmith is brought to you by The Wilbur Smith Estate. Producer Christopher Winn. Music Dewey Delay. Executive Producer Niso Smith. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this very special new series host Georgina Brown talks to the craftspeople of adventure, the explorers and scientists, writers and filmmakers who live and breathe adventure every day in every way. We find out what makes them tick, what adventure means to them, and how we can bring that spark of adventure into our own lives. AdventureSmith is brought to you by The Wilbur Smith Estate. Produ...

In the final of three special episodes Georgina talks to two more of the authors short-listed for the much coveted 2025 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize, Nydia Hetherington for Sycorax and Samantha Sotto Yambao for Water Moon (Samantha Sotto Yambao image (c) Charm Cataag) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special episode Georgina talks to two more authors short-listed for the 2025 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize, Diana McCaulay for A House for Miss Pauline and Jack Jordan for Redemption. (Jack Jordan Image (c) Phil Sharp, Diana McCaulay Image (c) Jeremy Francis) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first of three special episodes Georgina talks to two of the authors short-listed for the much coveted 2025 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize, Nussaibah Younis for Fundamentally and Costanza Casati for Babylonia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this final episode of our adventure mini series Georgina talks to two extraordinary women, Laura Bingham who made the first ever descent of the Essequibo river in Guyana from source to sea, and explorer Lucy Shepherd who has led expeditions to some of the harshest and most challenging places in the world, from high mountains to tropical rainforests and Arctic tundra. Hosted on Acast. See acast....

In this third and final episode Georgina talks to Nathan about the challenges of being a test pilot, the importance of reading both. for information and for leisure, what it's like to fly the amazing F-35, how to know when to stop and the future of aviation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In his episode Nathan Gray talks to Georgina about he overcame a devastating accident early in his career, what it's like to fly at twice the speed of sound, how to land a jet on an aircraft carrier and his time as a combat pilot in Afghanistan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this first episode of three with decorated test pilot Nathan Gray, Georgina chats to Nathan about why he decided to become a pilot, why he chose the Navy rather than the Air Force and what he had to go through to achieve his dream. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this second episode with explorer Ed Stafford and filmmaker Alex Bescoby Georgina talk to them about their love of story telling, how they set about doing research, getting out of sticky situations, the kindness of strangers, tips for young explorers and much, much more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this first episode of our new adventure mini- series, explorer Ed Stafford and award winning film maker Alex Bescoby talk to Georgina about why they chose a life of adventure Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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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-s...

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) Hosted...