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Radio 4,25 Jan 1992,60 mins

The Art of Travel with Patrick Leigh Fermor

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On a wet December day in 1933, 18-year-old Patrick Leigh Fermor set off "like a tramp, pilgrim or wandering scholar" to walk from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople. Annette Kobak interviews the British author, scholar and soldier about his journey in the 1930s and they also discuss his travels in Bulgaria and Constantinople. A programme from 1992.

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