BBC

Accessibility links

  • Skip to content
  • Skip to local navigation
  • Accessibility Help

BBC iD

BBC iD
  • Settings
  • Sign out

bbc.co.uk navigation

  • News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Capital
  • Culture
  • Autos
  • TV
  • Radio
  • More…
iPlayer Radio What's New?
  • Stations
    • BBC Radio 1 On Air Now 00:00 - 02:00 Radio 1 Huw Stephens
    • BBC Radio 1Xtra On Air Now 22:00 - 02:00 Radio 1Xtra D&B with Crissy Criss
    • BBC Radio 2 On Air Now 00:00 - 02:00 Radio 2 Janice Long
    • BBC Radio 3 On Air Now 00:30 - 06:30 Radio 3 Through the Night
    • BBC Radio 4 On Air Now 00:30 - 01:05 Radio 4 Book of the Week
    • BBC Radio 4 Extra On Air Now 00:30 - 01:00 Radio 4 Extra Jenny Stephens - Project Archangel
    • BBC Radio 5 live On Air Now 22:30 - 01:00 Radio 5 live Phil Williams
    • BBC Radio 5 live sports extra On Air Now 00:00 - 10:15 Radio 5 live sports extra Coming up on 5 live sports extra
    • BBC Radio 6 Music On Air Now 00:30 - 03:00 Radio 6 Music 6 Music's Jukebox
    • BBC Asian Network On Air Now 00:00 - 06:00 Asian Network As BBC Radio 5 live
    • BBC World Service On Air Now 00:32 - 00:59 World Service Global Business
    • BBC Radio Scotland On Air Now 00:30 - 05:30 Radio Scotland As BBC Radio 5 live
    • BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal On Air Now 23:30 - 05:00 Radio Nan Gaidheal Mar Radio Alba
    • BBC Radio Ulster On Air Now 00:00 - 06:30 Radio Ulster As BBC Radio 5 live
    • BBC Radio Foyle On Air Now 00:00 - 06:30 Radio Foyle As BBC Radio 5 live
    • BBC Radio Wales On Air Now 22:00 - 01:00 Radio Wales Chris Needs
    • BBC Radio Cymru On Air Now 00:00 - 05:31 Radio Cymru Gweler BBC Radio 5 live
    • All Stations See all local, nations and national radio stations.

     

    • Radio 1
    • Radio 1Xtra
    • Radio 2
    • Radio 3
    • Radio 4
    • Radio 4 Extra
    • Radio 5 live
    • Radio 5 live sports extra
    • Radio 6 Music
    • Asian Network
    • World Service
    • Radio Scotland
    • Radio Nan Gaidheal
    • Radio Ulster
    • Radio Foyle
    • Radio Wales
    • Radio Cymru
  • Categories
    • Arts & Culture
    • Comedy
    • Drama
    • History
    • Politics
    • Science & Nature
    • All Categories
    • Arts & Culture
    • Comedy
    • Drama
    • History
    • Politics
    • Science & Nature
    • All Categories
  • Programmes

    • Front Row
    • Woman's Hour
    • The Archers
    • Today
    • In Our Time
    • Desert Island Discs

    Go to Radio 4 Programmes A-Z

  • Schedule
  • Favourites
Speaker icon LISTEN
Show more Show less
ON NOW : Book of the Week
Alexandria: The Last Nights of Cleopatra - Episode 3

Book of the Week A meal with the author's friends Mahmoud and Socratis takes a bizarre conversational turn.

ON NEXT : 00:48 Shipping Forecast
BBC Radio 4

Categories

Factual: Travel
  • Available now
  • Now and next
  • Schedule
  • A to Z

Factual: Travel

Available now

  • Image for In Search of the Old Ways
    
    Listen now

    Ramblings Series 24, In Search of the Old Ways

    4/6 Clare Balding walks in Cambridgeshire with author and academic Robert Macfarlane.

  • Image for Episode 5
    
    Listen now 2 days left

    Book of the Week An Englishman Aboard, Episode 5

    5/5 Continuing along the Seine, Charles Timoney tries out an amphicar and stops off in Rouen.

  • Image for Episode 4
    
    Listen now 1 day left

    Book of the Week An Englishman Aboard, Episode 4

    4/5 Author Charles Timoney meets Stephane, a carp fisherman with a very strange habit.

  • Image for Episode 3

    Book of the Week An Englishman Aboard, Episode 3

    3/5 Charles Timoney continues his journey along the Seine in a converted Parisian tourist boat

  • Image for George Monbiot in search of the wild
    
    Listen now

    Ramblings Series 24, George Monbiot in search of the wild

    3/6 Clare Balding walks in search of the wild with environmentalist George Monbiot.

See all Factual: Travel episodes available (304)


Downloads

2



More on Radio

  • All genres
  • All formats

BBC links

    • Mobile site
    • Terms of Use
    • About the BBC
    • Advertise With Us
    • Privacy
    • Accessibility Help
    • Ad Choices
    • Cookies
    • Contact the BBC
    • Parental Guidance
BBC

BBC © 2013 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.