Mount Athos

From bog moss to orchids – the thrilling history of plant evolution

7 November 2026 9:00 am

The stories of 16 botanical families build to an epic tale that traces the emergence of plants from the water to their domination of the land

Sickness strikes in the clifftop monasteries of Meteora, and Stagg leaves the pilgrimage route

Staggering to Jerusalem — a journey from darkness into light

30 June 2018 9:00 am

Guy Stagg walked 5,500 km from Canterbury to Jerusalem, following medieval pilgrim paths, and he records the expedition in The…

The last hurrah

7 September 2013 9:00 am

Sound the trumpets. Let rip the Byzantine chorus of clattering bells and gongs, the thunder of cannons, drums and flashing…