Redmond O'Hanlon

Explorer and travel writer Redmond O'Hanlon is castaway by Sue Lawley.

Redmond has trekked to deserted mountain tops for a glimpse of the rare Borneo rhinoceros and paddled through river swamps to find the Congo's mythical monster.

Deep in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, he stayed with the most violent people on Earth, the Yanomari Indians.

Along the way, he's encountered scorpions, vipers and a giant catfish "which can take your foot off at the ankle", all in search of a story.

As he tells Sue, although his long-suffering companions survive the journey, they vow never to travel with him again - not even to High Wycombe.

Now he's planning a trip to New Guinea - but will Sue agree to accompany him?

DISC ONE: Vera Schlosser, Berit Linholm and Brigitte Faesbaende - Wagner’s The Ride Of The Valkyries
DISC TWO: Song of the Mistlethrush recorded by Ludwig Koch
DISC THREE: Winston Churchill - "Finest Hour" speech
DISC FOUR: The Baka Forest People Of Southeast Cameroon - Yelli 3
DISC FIVE: Arthur Davis - Women Abandon Us from Verdi’s Rigoletto
DISC SIX: Tribe Of The Andes – Tawantinsuyo: Virgenes Del Sol
DISC SEVEN: The Rolling Stones - Little Red Rooster
DISC EIGHT: Puffin O'Hanlon and John Melvin - Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet in A major

CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Puffin O'Hanlon and John Melvin - Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet in A major
BOOK CHOICE: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
LUXURY CHOICE: A pair of green, insulated Leica binoculars 8 X 20

Producer: Angie Nehring

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1997.