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That Wilbur Smith Show

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  • In Series 2 of our podcast series, historian and Wilbur co-writer Tom Harper and author and Wilbur fan Christopher Winn celebrate Wilbur’s extraordinary life and work, and the exhilarating world of adventure that he created and inhabited.


    Together with a star-studded array of special guests, adventurers, historians, authors, academics and fans they explore the historical events that form the background to Wilbur's books, visit the places he brings so vividly to life and learn about the incredible exploits and experiences that inspired Wilbur over a life time of writing and real life adventure.


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Episodes
  • The East India Company with Professor David Howarth

    The East India Company with Professor David Howarth
    Apr 26 2024
    In this episode Tom and Christopher are joined by Professor David Howarth, author of ‘Adventurers The Improbable Rise of the East India Company’ ; to discuss the surprisingly humble and chaotic Tudor origins of the most celebrated and powerful global entity in history.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • The Indian Ocean Slave Trade with Professor Bernard Freamon

    The Indian Ocean Slave Trade with Professor Bernard Freamon
    Apr 12 2024
    In Episode 3 of That Wilbur Smith Show Tom and Christopher are joined by Professor Bernard Freamon, the world’s leading authority on the Indian Ocean Slave Trade, to explore this elusive, yet fascinating subject of which little is known and which is rarely discussed.

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    59 mins
  • That Wilbur Smith Show Highlights So Far

    That Wilbur Smith Show Highlights So Far
    Mar 29 2024
    Tom and Christopher look back on memorable moments from the first series, recalling some of the illuminating facts and insights they elicited from their special guests, including Egyptologist Joanne Fletcher, historian Saul David, writer of both fiction and nonfiction about the Zulu wars, Zambezi expert Marlyn Newitt, who sounds the alarm about the Victoria Falls drying up, Joost Fonteyn on the mysteries of the Great Zimbabwe, Civil Rights campaigner Adam Hochschild on the Abolition of Slavery and our remarkable adventurer, polar explorer Felicity Aston

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    52 mins
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