Podcast Episodes

Driving tests and dual citizenship: my conversation with rock legend Suzi Quatro

Today's podcast is rather different from usual. For the first time, I am talking about driving tests but not any driving test. This one involves the …

4 weeks ago

Dispatch from Kosovo, Europe’s youngest nation

Eighteen years ago, Kosovo declared independence from Serbia after years of turmoil following the break-up of Yugoslavia. Serbia still regards Kosovo…

4 weeks, 1 day ago

British Airways’ pilot academy open for fresh applications tomorrow

In 2023 I covered the launch of the British Airways Speedbird Pilot Academy: recruiting young people to be the pilots of tomorrow. I am delighted to …

1 month ago

All change at European frontiers? Not exactly ...

From today, the EU’s “entry-exit system” is expected to be running at all Schengen area frontiers – bringing to an end the stamping of passports. The…

1 month ago

Beond: The new business-class only airline flying from London Heathrow to the Maldives from December 2026

Could you be tempted by the prospect of an exclusive 44-seat aircraft?

All-business-class carrier Beond is set to take passengers in some luxury to th…

1 month ago

Welcome to Derry/Londonderry, one of my favourite UK cities

My guest today is Charlene McCrossan of Martin McCrossan City Tours – which has been introducing tourists to this corner of the far northwest of Nort…

1 month ago

Tourism is coming slowly to Greenland, but that's part of the charm of it

Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, is currently enjoying over 14 hours of daylight, a figure that is climbing swiftly towards midsummer. But how much fu…

1 month ago

Hotels are magnets for criminals’ – so what needs to be done to make them more secure?

You will probably have heard of the shocking case of a woman who was sexually assaulted in a Travelodge by an attacker who was handed a key to her ro…

1 month, 1 week ago

Travel without fear: the world should be accessible to everybody, no matter how you identify

To round off the week, I'm talking to travel expert Rob Staines about queer travel around the world. He and his partner have just returned from India…

1 month, 1 week ago

Should British Airways be flying from airports such as Liverpool and Leeds Bradford?

That might look an odd question. In the past there have been links from these airports to London Heathrow, which were ditched because the slots could…

1 month, 1 week ago