5 March 2009 — Radio
Two things I learnt from this phone interview:
1. Darth Vader always gets priority (and rightly so - forevermore I will be able to describe myself as the man who followed Darth Vader!)
2. “Arse” is not considered suitable language for the radio before 9 o’clock. “Bottom” is more acceptable.
Oops!
26 February 2009 — Newspaper, Online
Charity adventurer Sam Williams is getting on his bike to raise money for poverty stricken farmers in Kenya.
The 25-year-old, of Ashley, near Box, decided that one daring feat was not enough in a lifetime after completing a journey across the Atlantic in his boat Pacific Pete in 75 days, raising £20,000 for FARM-Africa. The charity helps poverty-stricken families feed themselves so they do not have to rely on aid.
He has decided to go and see how his money has been spent, cycling more than 6,000 miles to East Africa starting in London on March 27, exactly a year after he reached his rowing destination in Antigua…
24 February 2009 — Radio
It almost feels like home being back on Graham’s breakfast show again.
You can listen to the show on the BBC iPlayer here. I come in after about an hour and 17 minutes-ish.
11 February 2009 — Newspaper
I haven’t seen it, so who knows what they’ve been saying.
11 February 2009 — Radio
I think I probably sounded a little sleepy; I’d been at work all night!
11 February 2009 — Newspaper, Online
A 25-year-old adventurer from Box is to travel to Africa to see how money is raised is being spent - on his bike.
When plucky Sam Williams got in a rowing boat and paddled off across the Atlantic to raise money for charity, he could be excused for thinking he had done his bit…
There are loads of ways for you to keep up-to-date with my preparations and progress.
