Ultimate Explorer - T01594443244In a brand new show, adventurer-explorer Benedict Allen tells the whole unvarnished truth of his most recent adventure - a solo expedition to Papua New Guinea, during which he filmed his journey to visit a community he had befriended thirty years earlier - when he hit the headlines after failing to turn up for a flight to Hong Kong, prompting his friends and family, and eventually the world media, to become concerned for his wellbeing. Benedict will recall the highs and lows of this awe-inspiring trip, tell exhilarating tales from his life as an explorer and show never-before-seen material from his travels across the globe. | |
| 20 Mar 19 | Theatr Clwyd, Mold :: V810 listing details L0634891074 |
| 23 Oct 18 | The Platform, Morecambe :: V302377202 listing details L1093189180 |
| 14 Oct 18 | McMillan Theatre, Bridgwater :: V0276985128 listing details L1913870477 |
| 13 Oct 18 | Theatr Brycheiniog (Brecon Theatre), Brecon :: V1067 listing details L0435123905 |
T515249949Benedict Allen is one of Britain’s most prominent explorers, travelling alone using the survival skills he has learned from remote tribal people. If Benedict Allen was a cat, he’d have used up six of his nine lives by now: at the age of 23 he was attacked by gold miners in the Amazon and, fleeing through the forest, was forced to eat his own dog to survive; two years later he underwent a harrowing initiation ceremony in New Guinea; since then he has been shot at, poisoned and, more recently, he almost died when he was separated from his dog team in Siberia in what turned out to be the worst winter in living memory. His belief in exploring wildernesses without modern back-up systems like satellite phone or GPS navigation makes his solo expeditions particularly precarious. Likewise, he usually travels without camera crew, making him the only TV adventurer to truly convey the genuine experience of danger and isolation in the field. Arguably, he has the most dangerous job seen on television! As well as numerous TV series for the BBC, Benedict Allen has also written nine books, including two best sellers, and he will be selling and signing his books on the evening. | |
| 21 Oct 09 | Malvern Theatres, Malvern :: V01718852442 listing details L0852776621 |
| 14 May 09 | Strode Theatre, Street :: V917 listing details L0181559028 |
Into the Abyss - T321921525What keeps an explorer going, step after step, into a blizzard when there seems to be no hope? Benedict Allen, attempts to answer these questions sharing his scariest experiences - whether being shot at by drug barons, initiated as a ‘crocodile man’ in a secret ceremony, fleeing from Amazon gold miners, or being abandoned by guides. With his usual humour he conveys what it’s like to have faced the abyss - whether alone in the jungle, or in Siberia, as he reveals previously untold episodes of his journey with dogs in the worst winter in living memory. | |
| 2 Dec 06 | Gulbenkian Arts Centre, Canterbury :: V673 listing details L0717327740 |
| 28 Nov 06 | Darlington Arts Centre, Darlington :: V563 listing details L0471091644 |
| 13 Nov 06 | Theatre Royal, Winchester :: V782 listing details L01660301606 |
Life on the Edge - T01416142997Explorer Benedict Allen, famous from his BBC TV series, shares some highlights from an extraordinary life as an adventurer, from dangerous times with his heroic camel companion Nelson, to undergoing a secret initiation to make him 'as strong as a crocodile' and being shot at by drug barons while crossing the Amazon Basin with the help of the Matses 'Jaguar' people. With considerable good humour, Benedict conveys what it's like to have faced 'the Abyss' alone in the jungle.Producer Royal Geographic Society. | |
| 8 Oct 04 | Hafren (formerly Theatre Hafren), Newtown :: V852 listing details L01240125412 |
| 3 Mar 04 | Stamford Arts Centre, Stamford :: V446 listing details L01461167790 |
T010698059Explorer [Benedict Allen] (well known for his televised explorations and series of books, including 'Skeleton Coast' and 'Ice Dogs', gives a revealing insight into his life as Britain's most famous solo adventurer, in particular his recent one-thousand mile trek with dogs through Siberia in the worst winter in living memory. | |
| 23 Jan 03 | Chequer Mead, East Grinstead :: V1101 listing details L01306171583 |
| 27 Oct 02 | NST Campus, Southampton :: V776 listing details L02144420673 |
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| 1 Oct 02 | Malvern Theatres, Malvern :: V01718852442 listing details L1197647599 |
