Through many decades of groundbreaking journalism, John Simpson has become one of the most recognisable and trusted British personalities to appear on our TV screens. In the competitive world of foreign affairs reporting, a nose a good story is invaluable and John Simpson's remarkable instincts have drawn him into the thick of the action time and time again. Here he is talking with Rory Goulding from Lonely Planet Magazine.

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  Atul Kocchar is the renowned Indian chef whose restaurant, Benares won a Michelin star in 2007 and re-opened last week following extensive refurbishment. Its menu reflects his passion for food from all areas of India and a setting to rival the most elegant of restaurants in London. Never complacent with the quality of his work, he returns to his homeland whenever possible to research new recipes and ingredients, and here he speaks to Tom Hall from Lonely Planet about his travels.

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Country File presenter, Julia Bradbury, speaks to Dan Linstead about her many travel experiences both in the UK and abroad in the lead up to her talk at the Destinations show where she will also be speaking about Where to Go When: Great Britain and Ireland, a new travel book from DK Travel for which she penned the foreword.

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Here we are speaking with the man who professes to having âthe best job in the worldâ. Heâs a food adventurer and spends his life cooking, eating, talking and travelling to discover the world and its people. He works as a TV presenter, writer and events host â and weâre delighted to introduce Stefan Gates who will be appearing at Destinations in Birmingham this March. Here heâs in conversation with Rhona Templer.

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Simon Reeve is a bestselling author and the presenter of the acclaimed BBC ‘adventure journalism’ TV series Equator, Tropic of Capricorn and Tropic of Cancer, his new BBC2 series, for which he’s traveled around the northern border of the Tropics region. His travels have taken him to more than 90 countries, and he’ll be appearing at the Destinations show on February 6th and 7th, and in Birmingham on 6th March.  

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David Shukman is a long-standing BBC correspondent who's won awards for his pioneering reports from remote environmental hotspots around the globe - from the Arctic to the Amazon. His new book, 'Reporting live from the end of the world', comes out in April and gives a warts-and-all account of the sometimes hilarious reality of pioneering broadcasting.

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Richard is a Rough Guide author & editor of the award-winning website www.greentraveller.co.uk. He has recently been exploring a huge selection of unusual, alternative and incredible experiences featured in his new book Clean Breaks â 500 new ways to see the world which he co-wrote with Jeremy Smith, former Editor of the Ecologist.

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Rebecca Stephens was first British woman to climb Mount Everest and the Seven Summits. She's an author, motivational speaker and leadership coach.

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Kate Humble is a writer and television presenter.  Her most recent credits include Springwatch, The Frankincense Trail, and Autumnwatch for BBC 2 and Who Do You Think You Are? For BBC 1. She has travelled extensively, including remote regions of Afghanistan last year.  She has also written for a number of publications including The Telegraph, The Times, The Independent, Travel Africa and Wanderlust and is co-author of the book âSpringwatch and Autumnwatchâ   Six years ago she set up www.stuffyourrucksack.com a website dedicated to helping travellers give support to the worldâs poorest communities.

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In this episode Gareth Scurlock from the Times Online speaks to Charlie Boorman to uncover some of the tales behind is trips for the BBC both solo and with Ewan McGregor to get a taste of whats to come in the Meet the Experts Theatre at this years  Destinations Show. Check the âMeet The Expertsâ Theatre times for London or Birmingham to make sure you donât miss his session at this yearâs Destinations show.We hope you enjoyed this sneak preview of Destinations, The Holiday and Travel Show 2009.

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Sarah Baxter, Deputy Editor of Wanderlust Magazine speaks to Modern Explorer, Paul Rose about his diving career and experiences from filming for his latest book and TV series. Check the âMeet The Expertsâ Theatre times for London or Birmingham to make sure you donât miss his session at this yearâs Destinations show.We hope you enjoyed this sneak preview of Destinations, The Holiday and Travel Show 2009.

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Rory Goulding from Lonely Planet speaks to a natural navigator, Tristan Gooley to hear more about what natural navigation involves ahead of this years instructive talk at the Times presents Destinations Show 2009. Check the âMeet The Expertsâ Theatre times for London or Birmingham to make sure you donât miss his session at this yearâs Destinations show.We hope you enjoyed this sneak preview of Destinations, The Holiday and Travel Show 2009.

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Rosie O'Brien has a telephone conversation with another expert from the Times presents Destinations âMeet The Expertsâ Theatre, Graham Bell.  Graham Bell is the former British Men's Downhill Ski Champion as well as presenter of the BBC's Ski Sunday and is one of the experts you can meet at the Times presents Destinations Show this year. Check the âMeet The Expertsâ Theatre times for London or Birmingham to make sure you donât miss his session at this yearâs Destinations show.We hope you enjoyed this sneak preview of Destinations, The Holiday and Travel Show 2009.  

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This week Gareth Scurlock, deputy travel editor at the Times Online catches up with  Dan Cruickshank via mobile phone as he sets off on another awe inspiring journey. Dan Cruickshank is a regular presenter on the BBC, best known for his popular series âAround the World in 80 Treasuresâ and its accompanying book. His most recent series, âAdventures in Architectureâ was shown on the BBC in 2008. Dan Cruickshank has travelled extensively in troubled regions including Afghanistan in 2002 for the BBC Omnibus series and Iraq for âUnder Fireâ, reporting on the scale of looting of Iraqi treasures.Dan Cruickshank is currently working on two new books; âThe Secret History of Georgian Londonâ, and âTreasure Islandâ.  He is also filming a new BBC documentary celebrating 250 years of Kew Gardens. Check the âMeet The Expertsâ Theatre times for London or Birmingham to make sure you donât miss his session at this yearâs Destinations show.We hope you enjoyed this sneak preview of Destinations, The Holiday and Travel Show 2009.

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Stefan Gates is a gastronaut, and presenter of 'Cooking in the Danger Zone' BBC2 (Sundays from March 16) His latest book 'In the Danger Zone' is out now.(Â15.99 www.rbooks.co.uk) The BBC comedy producer/director turned oven-monkey loves wild culinary quests, weird foods and hardcore feasting. The new series is made up of facinating culinary travelougues filmed around the world, and along the way Stefan will inform our audience what it is like to eat everything from yak penis to flies eggs. Catch his full talk in the Meet the Experts theatre: BBC News presents Stefan Gates Cooking in the Danger Zone in conversation with Sarah Baxter of Wanderlust Magazine at the NEC Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd March 12pm.

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Dan Linstead from Wanderlust magazine has an intimate and revealing conversation with BBC travel journalist Simon Reeve. The talk took place at the Earls Court leg of Destinations in the second Meet the Experts Theatre for the Southern hemisphere. Simon Reeve reveals the stories and ideas behind his latest BBC documentary in which he explore the cultures and countries along the Tropic of Capricorn.

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aHoward Marks, author of the international best seller Mr NICE, during the mid 1980âs had forty-three aliases, eighty-nine phone lines, and twenty five companies trading throughout the world. His latest book is entitled "Senor Nice: Straight Life from Wales to South America". Steve Keenan, Travel Editor at TimesOnline.com speaks to Howard as a prelude to Destinations Show. Howard Marks will be appearing in Meet the Experts Theatre 2: Saturday 2nd February at 1.00pm

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Simon Reeve, author and broadcaster of BBC's âEquatorâ series will be unearthing his latest epic journey along the Tropic of Capricorn at Destinations. ('Tropic of Capricorn' BBC2 10th February 2008). Simon reveals to Dan Linstead of Wanderlust magazine, his personal highlights from this 22,835-mile journey through wild and mysterious regions of our planet. Simon Reeve will be appearing in Meet the Experts Theatre 2: Sunday 3rd Feb at 1pm  

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This year one of the faces of the Show the Ken Hames gave a enthralling talk in the Meet The Expert Theatre. Hear him on this exclusive podcast as he talks with Cath Urquhart, The Times Travel Editor. Ken recounts tales of his time in the Special Forces as well as his incredible experiences in the TV series Beyond Boundaries and Mission Africa. The first series saw Ken leading an expedition of disabled people (one of whom was blind), across Nicaragua, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean in a record breaking 300 km trek starting in the Mosquito Coast and ending one month later as a world first. Whilst in Ken's second project he took a group of young apprentice builders to Kenya to build an eco lodge and game reserve to protect the endangered species that lived there.

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This year one of the faces of the Show the BBC's Ben Anderson gave a riveting talk in our Meet The Expert Theatre here him on our exclusive podcast as he recount tales from his fascinating journeys, which have taken him to five of the world's most dangerous rivers, from the jungles of Brazil, to the sacred Ganges, the combat zone of Iraq and the axis of evil.

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Welcome to The Times presents Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show, this is the essential event for travel inspiration. Destinations offers a wealth of travel choices and exclusive deals whilst explorers and writers inspire and amuse with unforgettable tales of bravery and adventure. This year one of our dedicated panel sessions within the Meet The Expert Theatre was Going Solo, hosted by Hilary Bradt from Bradt Travel Guides with guest panellists: Matthew Teller, Rough Guides, Suzy Cooper, Singular Travel and Daniel Pawlyn, Intrepid Guerba. They give you the low-down on making it on your own hot travel tips, advice on travelling safely and advice on the best places to see and things to entertain you. We hope you enjoy this panel session from the Destinations Meet The Expert Theatre. This podcast was recorded on Thursday 1st February at Destinations in London's Earls Court. For more information on how to attend Destinations and the Meet The Expert Theatres please visit www.DestinationsShow.com

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Welcome to The Times presents Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show, this is the essential event for travel inspiration. Destinations offers a wealth of travel choices and exclusive deals whilst explorers and writers inspire and amuse with unforgettable tales of bravery and adventure. This year one of our dedicated panel sessions within the Meet The Expert Theatre was Going Solo, hosted by Hilary Bradt from Bradt Travel Guides with guest panellists: Matthew Teller, Rough Guides, Suzy Cooper, Singular Travel and Daniel Pawlyn, Intrepid Guerba. They give you the low-down on making it on your own hot travel tips, advice on travelling safely and advice on the best places to see and things to entertain you. We hope you enjoy this panel session from the Destinations Meet The Expert Theatre. This podcast was recorded on Thursday 1st February at Destinations in London's Earls Court. For more information on how to attend Destinations and the Meet The Expert Theatres please visit www.DestinationsShow.com

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Ken Hames Since leaving an impressive military career, real life, action hero, Ken Hames has brought a unique slant on the many documentaries that he has written and presented for TV. His latest series, Beyond Boundaries was broadcast on BBC2 from the last week in September. The first series of the ground breaking idea, saw Ken leading an expedition of disabled people (one of whom was blind), across Nicaragua, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean in a record breaking, 300 km trek starting in the Mosquito Coast and ending one month later as a world first.

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Jake Meyer When Jake was just fourteen years old he set himself the challenge of becoming the youngest person to climb the 7 Summits; the highest mountain on each continent. On the 4th June 2005 he achieved his dream, standing on top of Everest; he became the youngest Briton at just 21 to conquer the worlds highest peak via the difficult North Col route as well as the youngest man in the world to complete the 7 Summits, breaking several climbing records on the way.

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