Your Place or Mine with Shaun Keaveny

BBC Radio 4
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  • PLACES & TRAVEL
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Shaun Keaveny presents the travel podcast that isn't going anywhere. Not until we're convinced these destinations are worth getting off the sofa for.

  1. 26/06/2024

    Miriam Margolyes: Tuscany, Italy

    La Dolce Vita in a medieval hilltop village. Miriam thinks what more could you possibly want in life, but can she persuade Shaun? Her small village also engages in medieval jousting, the prospect of which causes him some alarm. Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence is there to calm his nerves. Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet. Miriam Margolyes image: Paul Stuart Producers: Beth O'Dea and Caitlin Hobbs Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.

    44 min

  2. 19/06/2024

    Andi Oliver: Antigua, The Caribbean

    BBQ and rum, in Paradise. With 365 beaches, one for each day of the year. Andi thinks the small but beautiful land of her heritage can’t be that hard a sell to Shaun.. Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence puts on her shades to join them. Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet. Producers: Beth O'Dea and Caitlin Hobbs Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds

    41 min

  3. 12/06/2024

    Ainsley Harriott: Angkor Wat, Cambodia

    Ainsley loved waking early to cycle around abandoned temples, playing Tomb Raider in real life, then finishing the day with the local delicacy: fried tarantula. Shaun is up for the cycling but not the crunchy spider. Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence is clearing the vines through the deep jungle for this one. Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet. Producers: Beth O'Dea and Caitlin Hobbs Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.

    45 min

  4. 05/06/2024

    Dame Sheila Hancock: Luberon, Provence, France

    Sheila wants to whisk Shaun away to the land of lavender fields. But what about his hayfever? Will Shaun be persuaded to don some linen and waft through them with her.. She has very happy memories of holidaying in this beautiful valley. Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence brings some bon mots. Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet. Producers: Beth O'Dea and Caitlin Hobbs Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.

    46 min

  5. 29/05/2024

    Professor Brian Cox: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Shady trees, jazz, the origins of human history and THE place for coffee. All in a day’s work for Brian’s favourite place in the world. And Shaun is the world's biggest coffee lover, so Ethiopia's charming capital city is off to a good start. Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence joins them with some original facts. Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet. Producers: Beth O'Dea and Caitlin Hobbs Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.

    45 min

  6. 22/05/2024

    Siobhán McSweeney: Camino de Santiago pilgrimage, Spain

    Siobhán may have played a nun on Derry Girls but insists she’s not religious. Although on her walk she found peace, transcendence and… guilt-free pints. Shaun on the other hand thinks he might find he needs a lie down, but perhaps the guilt-free pints can persuade him. And resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence is packing her bags with facts for this one. Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet. Producers: Beth O'Dea and Caitlin Hobbs Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.

    43 min

  7. 15/05/2024

    Sammi Kinghorn: Safari in Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

    Sammi shares her joy at going on safari in the Maasai Mara National Reserve, meeting leopards, lions and hippos. Although as the world's fastest female wheelchair racer, she could probably get away. Unlike Shaun, who would rather stick to seeing sheep and cows. Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence joins them with some wild facts. Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet. Producers: Beth O'Dea and Caitlin Hobbs Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.

    43 min

  8. 08/05/2024

    Dr Chris van Tulleken: Nunavut, Canadian Arctic

    Chris loves exploring the Arctic, swimming off icebergs and cheerily encountering polar bears. Shaun's spirit animal is more grizzly bear but he attempts to dig up his spirit of adventure. Resident geographer, historian and comedian Iszi Lawrence is wrapping up warm for this one. Your Place Or Mine is the travel series that isn’t going anywhere. Join Shaun as his guests try to convince him that it’s worth getting up off the sofa and seeing the world, giving us a personal guide to their favourite place on the planet. Producers: Beth O'Dea and Caitlin Hobbs Your Place or Mine is a BBC Audio production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds.

    47 min
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Shaun Keaveny presents the travel podcast that isn't going anywhere. Not until we're convinced these destinations are worth getting off the sofa for.

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