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The Third Pole

The Guns of Adam RichesSeries 1
Episode 4 of 4

Adam explains how audience member Martin began as a software developer but ended up being a legendary explorer. From 2013.

Adam Riches tells the story of Martin, an audience member from London.

He started the evening as an unsuspecting software developer, but ended it as the greatest explorer ever to walk the earth.

As Martin battles to be the first man to reach the "Third Pole", he is faced by many challenges, including a rival team of Norwegians, led inexplicably by the German filmmaker, Werner Herzog.

Written by Adam Riches.

With:

Cariad Lloyd
Jim Johnson
Simon Yadoo.

Producers: Simon Mayhew-Archer & Rupert Majendie.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2013.

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30 minutes

Last on

Thu 4 Jul 202422:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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