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John’s talks – More about John – Books and how to order
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                      At 16,000 feet in Zanskar

John made his name in the 1980s as a travel writer and photographer, and more recently has become known for his adventure travel documentaries on BBC Radio 4. Click here to watch his YouTube video. Scroll down to find out about the talks which bring together some of his most spectacular slides and sound recordings.

Click here to listen to John’s From Our Own Correspondent piece about Iraqi Kurdistan in August 2009.

Click here to listen to John talking about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid on Radio 4’s Excess Baggage in November 2008.

Talks available:


Latest talk:  A Stroll through the Axis of Evil


Last but one:  Heart of the Sahara


Up the Mekong to Tibet


The Royal Road of the Incas


Pilkington in Bolivia


Pilkington in Ladakh


Trespassing in Turkestan


An Englishman in Patagonia


An Adventure on the Old Silk Road


Into Thin Air: A Walk Across Nepal

The talks, which usually last an hour, include a live commentary by John together with stereo sound recordings and slides using a twin-projector dissolve system. John provides all equipment.

Fee:  £350 (€400) plus travelling expenses

Come to a talk! – Book a talk

Mekong video

with thanks to Martin Pailthorpe

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John Pilkington
9 Culverwell Gardens, Winchester, Hants SO23 9JG, UK
Tel +44 (0)1962 863965 – fax +44 (0)1722 504594
E-mail 

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Travellers or aspiring travellers: try the websites of
Footprint Handbooks, Lonely Planet or the Globetrotters Club

Lecture organisers: I can highly recommend
Denise Heywood, Catherine Hopper, David Edwards, John Harrison and Paul Deegan

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