FACTUAL
Into the Whirlpool
Sunday 18 February 2007 14:45-15:00 (Radio 4 FM)
George Orwell nearly drowned in it, countless skippers have battled with its standing waves and powerful gyres. Now travel writer Nick Thorpe journeys into the gulf of Corryvreckan to experience the pull of Scotland's treacherous whirlpool.
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