The British Library releases a collection of historic recordings by major travel writers of the 20th century

The British Library has released a new 2CD set of recordings, The Spoken Word: Travel Writers. The latest in the highly-acclaimed series, 'The Spoken Word', this set brings together a selection of previously unreleased historic BBC broadcasts of major travel writers discussing their lives and their art, together with two rare live recordings made by the British Library. None of these recordings have been published before