Levison Wood: Trekking the Nile, near-death experiences and why nothing beats a cup of tea and a piece of toast
Published: July 28, 2025
Duration: 29:33
'There was a time when I couldn't walk down the King's Road without being mobbed,' chuckles Levison Wood. This is no brag, though: it's said with the bemusement of a man who was catapulted to fame after his plan to trek the length of the River Nile made him into an unlikely celebrity alongside today's crop of modern explorers.
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