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That Wilbur Smith Show

That Wilbur Smith Show

By: Niso Smith
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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
  • The Spirit of Adventure with Laura Bingham and Lucy Shepherd

    The Spirit of Adventure with Laura Bingham and Lucy Shepherd
    Apr 11 2025
    In this final episode of our adventure mini series Georgina talks to to 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.

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    44 mins
  • The Spirit of Adventure with test pilot Nathan Gray Part Three

    The Spirit of Adventure with test pilot Nathan Gray Part Three
    Apr 4 2025
    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

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    32 mins
  • The Spirit of Adventure with Nathan Gray Part Two

    The Spirit of Adventure with Nathan Gray Part Two
    Mar 28 2025
    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.

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    32 mins

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