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Radio 4 Extra,18 Mar 2017,28 mins
To The Ends of the Earth: Lost Worlds, New Worlds
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Alex Clark takes a fantastic voyage into the golden age of adventure. She explores the imagined worlds of writers such as Henry Rider Haggard, Jules Verne and Arthur Conan Doyle. She talks to adventure novel enthusiasts Fay Weldon and Tom Holland about the scientific and cultural legacy of these novels. Are they more than just ripping yarns of derring-do? Producer: Emma Harding First broadcast on Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Radio 4 in March 2017.
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