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Lake Titicaca - Manchester, Bolivia - Malaysia

John McCarthy and his guests discuss Lake Titicaca in Peru, Manchester in the Bolivian jungle, and the art of Kung Fu in Malaysia and China.

John McCarthy meets the former debutante Meriel Larken who fell in love with Peru and rescued and restored a Victorian steam ship on Lake Titicaca. He is also joined by Chris Smith and Liz Peel who went by canoe through the Bolivian jungle in search of the village of Manchester; and Kung Fu expert Nick Hurst explains why he set off to Malaysia and China to spend time with his grandmaster Sugong.

Producer: Margaret Collins.

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28 minutes

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Sat 14 Apr 2012 10:00
91热爆 Radio 4

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