SatLive: Neil Oliver; living with pygmies; open-water swimmer; face-blindness; telephone exchange; Spitfire pilots; Emma Thompson’s Inheritance Tracks.




Saturday Live show

Summary: Sian Williams & John McCarthy with archaeologist and broadcaster Neil Oliver; Anthony Weir tells the story of his failed attempt to live with a pygmy tribe; open-water swimmer Anne Marie Ward reveals her plans to swim the Bering Straits; Alison describes her experience of living with face-blindness; Jackie Palmer explains why she loves the sound of a telephone exchange; a group of former Spitfire pilots share their wartime memories, and actress Emma Thompson shares her Inheritance Tracks.