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Gone To Timbuktu

Sophy Roberts
Gone To Timbuktu
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  • Gone To Timbuktu

    Series 3 Ep 9: Emile Ducke

    19/02/2026 | 52 mins.
    The German documentary photographer drills into the challenges and opportunities of making work that matters, for the New York Times, New Yorker, ZEIT and more. A fascinating insight into a photographer at the top of the game, working in Siberia, the Arctic, Ukraine, and the fringes of a rapidly changing Europe.
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    Series 3 Ep 8: Adam Weymouth

    30/01/2026 | 51 mins.
    The British author talks about his latest book, Lone Wolf — following in the footsteps of a wolf named Slavc, who crosses the Alps from Slovenia to the Italian Dolomites in search of a mate.
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    Series 3 Ep 7: Lance Richardson

    15/01/2026 | 51 mins.
    The journalist and biographer Lance Richardson takes on a titan of American literature, Peter Matthiessen — novelist, naturalist, Zen teacher, one-time CIA agent, and author of one of the classic travel books of the 20th century, The Snow Leopard.
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    Series 3 Ep 6: Steve Boyes

    12/12/2025 | 55 mins.
    The South African author, explorer and conservationist takes us on a magnetic river journey through the great spine of Africa. His storytelling leads us into the dreamscape of 'Ghost Elephants' — Werner Herzog's new film following Steve in Angola.
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    Series 3 Ep 5: Emmanuel Iduma

    28/11/2025 | 46 mins.
    The Nigerian author talks about two books: one a journey across his homeland reaching for fragments of history from his nation's civil war, the other a powerful dreamscape evoking the cities of the Sahel, from N'Djamena to Khartoum.

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About 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 and new ideas — themes explored further in the host's Substack, also called 'Gone To Timbuktu'.
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