Journey to the Sinking Lands

A witness to the world's first evacuation of an entire people due to climate change

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This just in

Feb 2, 2010 1:00am

I’ve just been told that the BBC are entering the Journey of a Lifetime doco, which went out on Radio 4, for this year’s One World Media awards. Very exiting stuff, but the competition will be amazing, so I’m not getting any hopes up yet. I’ll let you know if...

On tour

Dec 18, 2009 3:35am

A few more tour dates have been added for next year, which I have listed in the column to the right. As well as these public dates, I’ve also been asked to speak at quite a few schools, colleges and university societies. I’m pursuing a policy of saying yes to...

Talking and (silly) walking

Dec 18, 2009 3:31am

I gave the Monday Night Lecture at the Royal Geographical Society about the Carterets journey this week (would have blogged earlier, but have been laid up with flu). It was a real privilege, it was good fun and a great way to end the year on a project that, to...

On the road again

Nov 17, 2009 9:32am

I’ve been asked to go on tour by the Royal Geographical Society, talking about the Carterets trip as part of their regional lecture series next year. I’ll post more details when I get them but, until then, these are the dates I have so far: February 25, 2010. Stamford Arts Centre,...

World Service

Oct 13, 2009 1:38am

A version of the Journey of a Lifetime doco has been broadcast on the BBC World Service. I missed it (though with any luck some of the those I met in Papua New Guinea did not), but you can catch it here. ...

Sounds of the islands

Oct 12, 2009 6:52am

I’ve gone through the recordings I made while living on the Carterets islands and picked out a few to listen to here. They say the pictures are better on radio, and I agree: In church, on Sunday morning Walking through the food gardens with John Sailik and Ruth Marcella A school assembly Talking...

Big in Shrewsbury

Oct 8, 2009 8:44am

This is it, the big time. I’ve been interviewed by BBC Radio Shropshire about the Carterets and the broadcast is going out tonight. All of you within the county borders and in search of a little entertainment this evening, expect it anytime before six pm tonight. Seriously, it’s a privilege to...

An argument

Sep 16, 2009 4:25am

I’m pulling together a talk I’m due to give to the Royal Geographical Society about the Carterets journey. I’m speaking twice, firstly to the Society’s City branch on October 6 and secondly at the RGS itself, on December 14. It’s proven to be a good opportunity to finally tie together some...

“Dan risked life and limb…”

Sep 7, 2009 3:56am

Is Dan vain enough to put the reviews for his radio programme up on this blog? Yes he is… The Independent, Observer, Daily Telegraph, Times and Yorkshire Post all made the Journey of a Lifetime programme their Radio Choice (at least half the credit for this has to go to Simon Elmes,...

Mary blong me

Sep 6, 2009 12:46am

This is Nel, my wife. If you look closely around her neck, you can just see the two strings of shell money sent out to me by the Carteret Islanders for our wedding. The shell money was a completely unexpected gift, from the people of Group 4 on Han island, where...