That Wilbur Smith Show

By Niso Smith

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 exhila

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March 01, 2024 That Wilbur Smith Show : Series Two Trailer two
Historian Tom Harper and author Christopher Winn explore the exhilarating world of legendary adventure writer Wilbur Smith with special guest and real life hero Felicity Aston, polar explorer and the first woman to ski across Antarctica alone.

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February 23, 2024 That Wilbur Smith Show : Series Two Trailer
In That Wilbur Smith Show Wilbur co-writer historian Tom Harper and author and Wilbur fan Christopher Winn explore the exhilarating world of adventure writer Wilbur Smith, one of the greatest story tellers of all time, by talking to a star-studded array of special guests, adventurers, historians, authors, academics and fans about the exotic places and thrilling historical events that feature in Wilbur’s books.
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November 17, 2023 24. Birds of Prey Part 2 - Elephant Lagoon
In this action packed second episode on Birds of Prey Tom and Diana describe how Hal Courtney and his companions escape from their Dutch prison in the Castle of Good Hope and travel across the wilds of Southern Africa to confront once more their mortal enemy the Buzzard at Elephant Lagoon.
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43min
November 10, 2023 23. Birds of Prey Part 1 Treasure and treachery
In the first of a series of episodes chronicling the Courtneys through the 17th century Tom and Diana celebrate the opening part of one of Wilbur’s most epic novels, Birds of Prey, a tale of treasure, treachery, pirates, love and betrayal set against the Anglo Dutch War and the founding of the world’s most beautiful city, Cape Town
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1h 2min
November 03, 2023 22. The Zambezi with Professor Malyn Newitt
The great rivers of Africa were a constant feature in Wilbur Smith’s adventures and in this episode Tom and Diana explore the Zambezi and the majestic Victoria Falls with the expert help of Professor Malyn Newitt author of 'The Zambezi - a History’, learning about the peoples who have lived alongside, traded on and depended upon the river and how the nature and shape of the river is changing due to modern development.

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1h 6min
October 27, 2023 21. 2023 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize
In this special episode Tom and Diana look back over the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize Award ceremony at the Royal Geographical Society in London with prize winner Emma Styles and Wilbur and Niso Smith Foundation director Georgina Brown
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56min
October 20, 2023 20. Slavery - the Struggle for Abolition with Adam Hochschild
Tom and Diana discuss the struggle for the Abolition of Slavery with lecturer, historian and journalist Adam Hochschild, examining the circumstances that led to the emergence of the movement to ban slavery in the late 18th, early 19th centuries.
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1h 1min
October 13, 2023 19. The Great Zimbabwe
Tom and Diana discuss the mysterious and misunderstood Great Zimbabwe stone settlement with Professor Joost Fontein of Johannesburg University
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44min
October 06, 2023 18. The Sunbird Part 2 - The Curse of Opet
In the second part of The Sunbird we see how the curse of the lost city of Opet plays out and discover the fate of those involved in ancient times and in modern times
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52min
September 29, 2023 17. The Sunbird Part 1 The Search for the Lost City of Ophir
The Sunbird introduces one of Wilbur Smith's most intriguing heroes, charting his search for the mysterious lost city of Ophir in deepest Africa and the extraordinary and unexpected consequences that flow from its discovery.
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58min

FAQs about That Wilbur Smith Show:

How many episodes does That Wilbur Smith Show have?

The podcast currently has 47 episodes available.