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Writer and Traveller Dame Freya Stark
A lifetime of adventures, encounters, and brushes with death with Dame Freya Stark
Still trekking, at 87 years old, through the Himalayas on a pony, the indomitable Dame Freya Stark has always kept a diary of her travels. "A pen and a notebook and a reasonable amount of discrimination, will change a journey..." she says.
Presented by Paddy Feeny
Picture: Freya Stark, Credit: Getty Images
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