That Wilbur Smith Show
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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- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 50
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2025, Nydia Hetherington & Samantha Sotto Yambao
In the final of three special episodes Georgina talks to two more of the authors short-listed for the much coveted 2025 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize, Nydia Hetherington for Sycorax and Samant…
00:50:53 |
Tue 19 Aug 2025
Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2025, Diana McCaulay & Jack Jordan
In this special episode Georgina talks to two more authors short-listed for the 2025 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize, Diana McCaulay for A House for Miss Pauline and Jack Jordan for Redemption.…
00:49:42 |
Tue 19 Aug 2025
Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2025, Nussaibah Younis & Costanza Casati
In the first of three special episodes Georgina talks to two of the authors short-listed for the much coveted 2025 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize, Nussaibah Younis for Fundamentally and Costanz…
00:45:35 |
Tue 19 Aug 2025
The Spirit of Adventure with Laura Bingham and Lucy Shepherd
In this final episode of our adventure mini series Georgina talks to to extraordinary women, Laura Bingham who made the first ever descent of the Essequibo river in Guyana from source to sea and expl…
00:43:48 |
Fri 11 Apr 2025
The Spirit of Adventure with test pilot Nathan Gray Part Three
In this third and final episode Georgina talks to Nathan about the challenges of being a test pilot, the importance of reading both. for information and for leisure, what it's like to fly the amazing…
00:31:39 |
Fri 04 Apr 2025
The Spirit of Adventure with Nathan Gray Part Two
In his episode Nathan Gray talks to Georgina about he overcame a devastating accident early in his career, what it's like to fly at twice the speed of sound, how to land a jet on an aircraft carrier …
00:31:54 |
Fri 28 Mar 2025
The Spirit of Adventure with test pilot Nathan Gray Part One
In this first episode of three with decorated test pilot Nathan Gray, Georgina chats to Nathan about why he decided to become a pilot, why he chose the Navy rather than the Air Force and what he had …
00:29:43 |
Fri 21 Mar 2025
The Spirit of Adventure with Ed Stafford and Alex Bescoby Part 2
In this second episode with explorer Ed Stafford and filmmaker Alex Bescoby Georgina talk to them about their love of story telling, how they set about doing research, getting out of sticky situation…
00:41:00 |
Fri 14 Mar 2025
The Spirit of Adventure with Ed Stafford and Alex Bescoby
In this first episode of our new adventure mini- series, explorer Ed Stafford and award winning film maker Alex Bescoby talk to Georgina about why they chose a life of adventure
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00:34:07 |
Fri 07 Mar 2025
Adventure Series Trailer
Trailer for new adventure mini-series
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00:01:50 |
Tue 04 Mar 2025
Endurance and Adventure with Angus Collins
In this final episode of Series 2 Tom and Georgina talk to ultra endurance athlete, mental health advocate, record breaking rower and founder of Beyond Endurance, Angus Collins as he prepares to face…
00:52:52 |
Fri 13 Sep 2024
Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2024 with Leo Vardiashvili and Chukwuebuka Ibeh
In the third and final episode of our three part series celebrating the Wilbur Smith Adventure Prize 2024, Georgina and Tom meet two more of the shortlisted authors, Leo Vardiashvili and Chukwuebuka …
00:47:49 |
Fri 30 Aug 2024
Adventure Writing Prize Louis de Bernieres and Derek B Miller
In the second of our three part series celebrating the Wilbur Smith Adventure Prize 2024, Georgina and Tom meet two more of the shortlisted authors, Louis de Bernieres and Derek.B Miller to discuss t…
00:44:52 |
Fri 16 Aug 2024
Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize: C.E. McGill and Francesca de Tores
In the first of three special episodes Tom and Georgina talk to two of the authors short-listed for the much coveted 2024 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize, Charlie McGill (Our Hideous Progeny) an…
00:54:08 |
Fri 02 Aug 2024
World War One with Matt Barr
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…
00:50:09 |
Fri 19 Jul 2024
Centaine Courtney and The Burning Shore with Melanie Crawley
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 …
00:52:09 |
Fri 05 Jul 2024
WeTwo - Dwayne and Phoebe A Life of Adventure
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 …
00:58:37 |
Fri 21 Jun 2024
Peter Watt - The Australian Wilbur Smith
In this episode Tom and Chris talk to Australian author Peter Watt about his incredibly adventurous life, his life-changing encounters with Wilbur and how Wilbur inspired him to become a best selling…
00:48:43 |
Fri 07 Jun 2024
The Dangerous Episode with Conn Iggulden
In this special episode Tom and author Conn Iggulden discuss the power of historical fiction and the influence Wilbur Smith has had on Conn himself and generations of adventure and historical fiction…
00:58:16 |
Fri 24 May 2024
The East India Company with Professor David Howarth
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…
01:02:07 |
Fri 26 Apr 2024
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