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Ed Stafford, Naked Hotel Confession, Running Hacks

The renowned explorer Ed Stafford - who was the first person to walk the length of the Amazon river - chats to Jo and Simon about his new book Adventures For A Lifetime.

The renowned explorer chats to Jo and Simon about his new book 'Adventures For A Lifetime'.

Ed is best known as the first person ever to walk the length of the Amazon river. He filmed and blogged this epic two and a half year journey himself and it was later turned into a hugely successful documentary broadcast on the Discovery Channel. Since then Ed has led further explorations into some of the most hostile and intimidating terrain on the planet and has recorded further adventure/ survival series for Discovery. Two years ago Ed married fellow record breaking adventurer Laura Bingham and they now have a baby son. Ed's new book Adventures for a Lifetime is his hand picked collection of jaw dropping adventure trips from some of the most stunning locations in the world. Ed is passionate about inspiring people to get out of their comfort zone and embrace an element of risk to truly reap the rewards of travel and exploration

Bringing you the best of both worlds, Jo Whiley and Simon Mayo join forces to bring you three hours of the greatest guests, music and early evening entertainment. With top names from the worlds of film, TV and online, plus regular live sessions from the hottest names in music, Jo and Simon will bring you entertaining and compelling celeb chat each evening. Plus there'll be audience interaction, the freshest new music and great chat to accompany you in the early evening - whatever you're doing.

2 hours, 55 minutes

Music Played

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    Boogie Wonderland (feat. The Emotions)

    • The Best Seventies Album In The World.. Ever!.
    • Virgin.
    • 2.
  • Nina Nesbitt

    Loyal To Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Cooking Vinyl.
  • OutKast

    Hey Ya!

    • Outkast - Speakerboxxx.
    • Arista.
  • Whitney Houston

    I'm Every Woman

    • Funky Divas 3 (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.
  • The Chainsmokers

    Side Effects (feat. Emily Warren)

    • (CD Single).
    • Disruptor Records.
  • Mumford & Sons

    Guiding Light

    • Delta.
    • Island.
  • Chris Rea

    The Road To Hell

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.
  • Gotye

    Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • Rod Stewart

    Look In Her Eyes

    • Blood Red Roses.
    • Decca.
  • Mark Ronson

    Valerie (feat. Amy Winehouse)

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.
  • LSD & Labrinth

    Thunderclouds (feat. Sia & Diplo)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
  • Katy Perry

    Hot N Cold

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.
  • Tom Odell

    Half As Good As You (feat. Alice Merton)

  • Roxy Music

    Dance Away

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.
  • Scouting for Girls

    She's So Lovely

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.
  • Olivia Newton鈥怞ohn

    A Little More Love

    • Olivia Newton-John - Greatest Hits.
    • EMI.
  • Tom Grennan

    Found What I've Been Looking For

    • Lighting Matches.
    • Insanity.
  • Queen & David Bowie

    Under Pressure聽

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.
  • Rahim Redcar

    5 Dollars

    • Chris.
    • Because Music.
  • Rudimental

    Sun Comes Up (feat. James Arthur)

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Lily Allen

    Family Man

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
  • Seal

    Crazy

    • The Hit Pack (Various Artists).
    • CBS.
    • 4.
  • Neneh Cherry

    Buffalo Stance

    • Now 1988 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.
  • Robyn

    Honey

    • Honey - Single Edit.
    • Island.
  • Grace Carter

    Why Her Not Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Canned Heat

    Going Up The Country

    • EMI.
  • Paolo Nutini

    Iron Sky

    • Caustic Love.
    • Atlantic.
  • Taylor Swift

    Love Story

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Wed 26 Sep 2018 17:00

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