With just two places remaining for our holiday to Nepal this October, we’re celebrating by giving £50 to anyone from our 301 Facebook followers who recommends the trip to someone who books.  We’d like to think that you’ll use the money to enjoy a meal for two at any local Nepalese restaurant; perhaps some delicious ‘Nepalese momos’ to start, ‘Royal Dhal […]

Steve Carver visited Glastonbury recently, to record a behind the scenes look at the festival. He recorded the management of backstage and the world of celebrities, camping in muddy fields, security and even the joys of using a Glastonbury loo. It was a fascinating couple of days, he tells us.  He interviewed the originator of […]

We now have just a few remaining places to join our holiday to Nepal with Radio 4 presenter Steve Carver. In what is going to be a thrilling adventure, we’ll see ancient cities, the jungle, the birthplace of the Buddha and the Himalaya. Guests will also have the opportunity to stay one night in a […]

Much is in the headlines these days about the forthcoming Monty Python reunion gigs in London.  Five more dates have been added to fulfill burgeoning demand, as well as Terry Gilliam more recently hoping the gigs don’t go ahead dreading the possibility that the Pythons would have lost their edge and the whole thing falls […]

The hunt is on for Yarchagumba, a rare fungas that grows from the Ghost Moth caterpillar. Believed to have health benefits as far reaching as the treatment of cancer to fatigue and very rare, a kilo fetches around £14,000 in China.  Yet harvesting the bounty is difficult.  It can only be found in remote areas […]