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That Wilbur Smith Show

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  • Summary

  • 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
  • World War One with Matt Barr

    World War One with Matt Barr
    Jul 19 2024
    A number of Wilbur's stories feature or are set against World War One and in this episode Tom and Georgina discuss these books and Wilbur's descriptions and approach to the Great War, particularly as played out in an African context, with podcaster and World War One aficionado Matt Barr

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    50 mins
  • Centaine Courtney and The Burning Shore with Melanie Crawley

    Centaine Courtney and The Burning Shore with Melanie Crawley
    Jul 5 2024
    In this episode Tom and Georgina discuss Wilbur's first female protagonist, Centaine Courtney, with actor and voice over artist Melanie Crawley. New to Wilbur’s books, Melanie explores the skill and depth with which Wilbur creates a character that she as an actor can believe in and become invested in.

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    52 mins
  • WeTwo - Dwayne and Phoebe A Life of Adventure

    WeTwo - Dwayne and Phoebe A Life of Adventure
    Jun 21 2024
    In this episode Tom and new co-host Georgina Brown talk to adventurers Dwayne Fields, the first black Briton to reach the North Pole and Phoebe Smith, founders of the WeTwo Foundation which empowers underprivileged young people through life-changing adventures, a cause which very much appealed to Wilbur

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    59 mins
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