Travel programmes available on BBC iPlayer 2009-11-05T18:06:00Z tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:/iplayer/feed/categories/factual/travel/list BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00jnl9f 2009-11-05T04:03:10Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00jnl9f/Alan_Whickers_Journey_of_a_Lifetime_California_Dreaming/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00jnl9f_150_84.jpg" alt="Alan Whicker's Journey of a Lifetime: California Dreaming" /> </a> </p> <p> Alan Whicker looks at the 1967 film that introduced hippies to a bemused Britain. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nky3q 2009-11-04T23:48:20Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nky3q/The_Essay_A_FiveDay_Journey_Singing/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nky3q_150_84.jpg" alt="The Essay: A Five-Day Journey: Singing" /> </a> </p> <p> Robert Macfarlane explores the Australian Aborigine idea of the songline. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00grftd 2009-11-04T22:11:55Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00grftd/A_Voyage_on_Livingstones_Lake/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00grftd_150_84.jpg" alt="A Voyage on Livingstone's Lake" /> </a> </p> <p> The story of the MV Ilala, a 60-year-old boat still in use in Malawi and Mozambique. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nk9hz 2009-11-04T12:14:19Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nk9hz/M1_The_Modernist_Marvel/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nk9hz_150_84.jpg" alt="M1: The Modernist Marvel" /> </a> </p> <p> John Hegley presents a poetic meditation on the M1, the transport backbone of Britain. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nkxz8 2009-11-04T11:58:28Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nkxz8/The_Essay_A_FiveDay_Journey_Haunting/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nkxz8_150_84.jpg" alt="The Essay: A Five-Day Journey: Haunting" /> </a> </p> <p> Robert Macfarlane explores poet Edward Thomas' love affair with paths and tracks. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nqdy9 2009-11-05T11:59:46Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nqdy9/Around_the_World_in_80_Days_Episode_4/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nqdy9_150_84.jpg" alt="Around the World in 80 Days: Episode 4" /> </a> </p> <p> The celebrity relay continues with Breakfast presenters Bill Turnbull and Louise Minchin. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nkxmr 2009-11-03T00:21:14Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nkxmr/The_Essay_A_FiveDay_Journey_Marking/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nkxmr_150_84.jpg" alt="The Essay: A Five-Day Journey: Marking" /> </a> </p> <p> Robert Macfarlane on the link between paths and stories, and paths as ghostly spaces. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nnlz3 2009-11-02T05:40:30Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nnlz3/High_Flyers_How_Britain_Took_to_the_Air/"> <img src="http://node1.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nnlz3_150_84.jpg" alt="High Flyers: How Britain Took to the Air" /> </a> </p> <p> A celebration of the golden age of air travel when Britain ruled the skies. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ntbvk 2009-11-04T09:38:13Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ntbvk/Charley_Boorman_Sydney_to_Tokyo_By_Any_Means_Episode_5/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ntbvk_150_84.jpg" alt="Charley Boorman: Sydney to Tokyo By Any Means: Episode 5" /> </a> </p> <p> In Taiwan, Charley visits the country's largest Buddhist monastery, Fo Guang Shan. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nhn1z 2009-10-31T11:19:47Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nhn1z/Excess_Baggage_31_10_2009/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nhn1z_150_84.jpg" alt="Excess Baggage: 31/10/2009" /> </a> </p> <p> John McCarthy explores Berlin and travels with the British Army. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b009hskz 2009-11-04T11:28:49Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b009hskz/Route_66_Ipswich/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b009hskz_150_84.jpg" alt="Route 66: Ipswich" /> </a> </p> <p> Paddy Maguire meets a young single mum heading for a lively night out. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b009hq0n 2009-11-04T11:28:58Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b009hq0n/Route_66_Glasgow/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b009hq0n_150_84.jpg" alt="Route 66: Glasgow" /> </a> </p> <p> Travelling through Britain, Paddy Maguire goes ten pin bowling with two blind passengers. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nkt5m 2009-10-31T20:23:13Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nkt5m/Around_the_World_in_80_Days_Episode_3/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nkt5m_150_84.jpg" alt="Around the World in 80 Days: Episode 3" /> </a> </p> <p> The celebrity relay continues with Matt Baker and Julia Bradbury from Countryfile. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nnrd5 2009-11-04T09:38:13Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nnrd5/Charley_Boorman_Sydney_to_Tokyo_By_Any_Means_Episode_4/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nnrd5_150_84.jpg" alt="Charley Boorman: Sydney to Tokyo By Any Means: Episode 4" /> </a> </p> <p> Charley reaches the Philippines, where he witnesses the national pastime of cockfighting. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nh557 2009-10-27T20:29:55Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nh557/Around_the_World_in_80_Days_Episode_2/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nh557_150_84.jpg" alt="Around the World in 80 Days: Episode 2" /> </a> </p> <p> Apprentice stars Nick Hewer and Saira Khan take the baton from Turkey to Kazakhstan. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00nj7xd 2009-11-04T09:38:13Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nj7xd/Charley_Boorman_Sydney_to_Tokyo_By_Any_Means_Episode_3/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00nj7xd_150_84.jpg" alt="Charley Boorman: Sydney to Tokyo By Any Means: Episode 3" /> </a> </p> <p> In Indonesia, Charley goes to a Muslim wedding ceremony, and samples bat and dog meat. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00ndvsm 2009-10-27T20:29:51Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ndvsm/Around_the_World_in_80_Days_Episode_1/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00ndvsm_150_84.jpg" alt="Around the World in 80 Days: Episode 1" /> </a> </p> <p> In the first leg, Frank Skinner and Lee Mack travel from London's Reform Club to Turkey. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00n850m 2009-11-04T09:38:13Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00n850m/Charley_Boorman_Sydney_to_Tokyo_By_Any_Means_Episode_2/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00n850m_150_84.jpg" alt="Charley Boorman: Sydney to Tokyo By Any Means: Episode 2" /> </a> </p> <p> Charley arrives in Papua New Guinea, where he goes dirt biking with a group of locals. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00n48tv 2009-11-04T09:38:13Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00n48tv/Charley_Boorman_Sydney_to_Tokyo_By_Any_Means_Episode_1/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00n48tv_150_84.jpg" alt="Charley Boorman: Sydney to Tokyo By Any Means: Episode 1" /> </a> </p> <p> Charley Boorman leaves Sydney with a huge biker convoy in tow, up Australia's east coast. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00mk82m 2009-10-27T19:17:39Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00mk82m/A_River_Runs_Through_It_Episode_3/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00mk82m_150_84.jpg" alt="A River Runs Through It: Episode 3" /> </a> </p> <p> Edward Stourton reaches the end of his journey as the Jordan flows into the Dead Sea. </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00mk6dq 2009-10-27T19:17:36Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00mk6dq/A_River_Runs_Through_It_Episode_2/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00mk6dq_150_84.jpg" alt="A River Runs Through It: Episode 2" /> </a> </p> <p> The River Jordan has long been at the centre of conflicts, but are things changing? </p> tag:feeds.bbc.co.uk,2008:PIPS:b00mjrtg 2009-10-27T19:17:34Z <p> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00mjrtg/A_River_Runs_Through_It_Episode_1/"> <img src="http://node2.bbcimg.co.uk/iplayer/images/episode/b00mjrtg_150_84.jpg" alt="A River Runs Through It: Episode 1" /> </a> </p> <p> Edward Stourton's journey starts on the melting snows of Mount Hermon, the Jordan's source </p>