That Wilbur Smith Show

In Episode 3 of That Wilbur Smith Show Tom and Christopher are joined by Professor Bernard Freamon, the world’s leading authority on the Indian Ocean Slave Trade, to explore this elusive, yet fascinating subject of which little is known and which is rarely discussed.

Tom and Christopher look back on memorable moments from the first series, recalling some of the illuminating facts and insights they elicited from their special guests, including Egyptologist Joanne Fletcher, historian Saul David, writer of both fiction and nonfiction about the Zulu wars, Zambezi expert Marlyn Newitt, who sounds the alarm about the Victoria Falls drying up, Joost Fonteyn on the mysteries of the Great Zimbabwe, Civil Rights campaigner Adam Hochschild on the Abolition of Slavery and our remarkable adventurer, polar explorer Felicity Aston

For the first episode of a new series of That Wilbur Smith Show, and in honour of International Women’s Day, Tom and Christopher talk to a real life hero who might have stepped out of the pages of a Wilbur Smith book, Felicity Aston, polar explorer and the first woman to ski across Antarctica alone!Felicity's website : http://www.felicityaston.co.uk/

Historian Tom Harper and author Christopher Winn explore the exhilarating world of legendary adventure writer Wilbur Smith with special guest and real life hero Felicity Aston, polar explorer and the first woman to ski across Antarctica alone.

In That Wilbur Smith Show Wilbur co-writer historian Tom Harper and author and Wilbur fan Christopher Winn explore the exhilarating world of adventure writer Wilbur Smith, one of the greatest story tellers of all time, by talking to a star-studded array of special guests, adventurers, historians, authors, academics and fans about the exotic places and thrilling historical events that feature in Wilbur’s books.

In this action packed second episode on Birds of Prey Tom and Diana describe how Hal Courtney and his companions escape from their Dutch prison in the Castle of Good Hope and travel across the wilds of Southern Africa to confront once more their mortal enemy the Buzzard at Elephant Lagoon.