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Sophy Roberts
Gone To Timbuktu
Gone To Timbuktu, hosted by author and journalist Sophy Roberts, explores the art of travel with writers, poets, photographers and filmmakers. Conversations range from physical journeys to inner landscapes, creative influences to new ideas.
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5.0 stars from 78 ratings
Makes you want to travel
After reading (and loving) The Lost Pianos of Siberia, I was delighted to learn Sophy Roberts started a podcast. It’s fantastic, with a mix of smart, curious, and well-traveled guests that make you want to hit the road yesterday. My only complaint is that it’s not longer :)
Ilikewaterbottles via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 08/24/23
I’ve loved every episode so far and spent a fortune buying the books that sophy and her guests bring to life through this brilliant podcast . Sophy has an brilliant interview style , inquisitive and charming and wonderfully articulate . My favourites so far, Don Mccullin, I’ve extracted some...Read full review »
nikkic1962 via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 06/18/23
Another world
These podcasts have transported me to another place , another world - they have fired my curiosity and imagination and made me desperate to travel again. Inspiring , informative and evocative. Thank you Sophy From Bev in South Africa
Bev Missing via Apple Podcasts · South Africa · 05/26/23
Recent Episodes
Published 06/23/23
Sophy Roberts in conversation with author and journalist Jon Lee Anderson about his life of reportage, from Central America to Liberia to singing to reindeer in Alaska.    
Published 06/23/23
Author Laura Beatty discusses her book, Looking for Theophrastus, delving into Greece, the interconnectedness of space and time, the concept of wonder, and why we should care about someone who lived 2,400 years ago.   
Published 06/09/23
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