John Simpson: in the eye of the storm
A familiar face on British news channels, John Simpson was awarded the Mungo Park Medal of the RSGS in 2003
Mungo Park Medal
Things they said: Thor Heyerdahl
“Nature itself is like a hearth – we can revive the fire wherever there are embers.” – Thor Heyerdahl
Freya Stark: footprints in the sand
Bewitched by the Middle East, Freya Stark was a complex blend of fragility and wilfulness
Jo Woolf 