Living Adventurously

Alastair Humphreys

Living Adventurously, with Alastair Humphreys, is the story of ordinary people choosing to live extraordinary lives.
Alastair interviews artists and chefs, students and pensioners, athletes and travellers. He wants to discover what living adventurously means to different people, what universal obstacles stand in the way, and how each of these people took the first step to overcome them and begin their own fascinating journeys.

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Updated Jul 1, 2025

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Aug 18, 2020 · 57 min
Why do you need to travel round the world when you can walk around Lewisham? Living Adventurously 46.
Jack Cornish is a walker, an artist, and a Londoner. He works for the Ramblers charity, working to protect and expand the places people love to walk and promote walking for health and pleasure.
Aug 11, 2020 · 54 min
Don't submit Zombie films to Adventure film festivals! Living Adventurously 45.
Rosie Riley is the founder of Adventure Uncovered and a dedicated North Sea surfer who settles for cycling, running and outdoor swimming when in London. She is an advocate and promoter of sustainability and clean technology, and working towards a PhD in t
Aug 4, 2020 · 1 hr 7 min
Change is always good; attempting things out of your comfort zone is important. Living Adventurously 44.
Danny Bent was voted one of the 100 happiest people in the UK, and one of the 50 most inspirational people in London. He is an award winning author and journalist, Guinness World Record holder, and celebrated adventurer and community leader.
Jul 28, 2020 · 51 min
Alastair Humphreys interviews Alastair Humphreys. Living Adventurously 43
At the end of my ride around Yorkshire I decided to interview myself. Having spent a month grilling people with a card deck of difficult questions, it only seemed fair to have a go at answering them myself!
Jul 21, 2020 · 30 min
An Interview with my Dad. Living Adventurously 42
A chat with my Dad!
Jul 14, 2020 · 34 min
Managing a Farm through as many natural processes as possible. Living Adventurously 41
Leigh and Neil Heseltine run a traditional hill farm in Malham in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. They place an emphasis on leaving room for nature and Regenerative Agriculture.
Jul 7, 2020 · 35 min
What are you messing around for being miserable? Change it. Living Adventurously 40.
Anna McNuff is fascinated by the powerful and delicate relationship that exists between mind and body. She ran 90 barefoot marathons through Britain to see if she could do it.
Jun 30, 2020 · 44 min
If I lived my life again I'd be braver. Living Adventurously 39
Jo Moseley is @healthyhappy50. She is the first woman to SUP coast to coast across the UK. She describes herself as a Joy Encourager, Midlife Adventurer & Beach Cleaner. Somebody else called her 'a fruitbat on a glorified surfboard' much to Jo's delig
Jun 23, 2020 · 30 min
I never thought I could make a living from expeditions - I just stumbled into it. Living Adventurously 38
Matt Kettlewell was born and raised on a remote farm at the head of a long valley. There is no through road. Matt had travelled very little when he accidentally got a job that required him to move to Africa!
Jun 16, 2020 · 37 min
The right tree in the right place. Living Adventurously 37
Tom Orde-Powlett's family have lived in Bolton Castle for 800 years. The Bolton Estate plays an important role in managing and caring for the beautiful area of Wensleydale. Tom considers it his duty to hand things over to the next generation in a better c
Jun 9, 2020 · 24 min
I won't regret not washing the kitchen floor more often. Living Adventurously 36
Anna Ashfield describes herself as "a kind of can't-be-arsed girl (who is really a middle aged woman). If an opportunity to do something arises, I test it by thinking, "when I go to bed at night and the opportunity has passed, will I regret it?" Fear alon
Jun 2, 2020 · 37 min
120 marathons in 120 days Living Adventurously 34
Graham Wilson retired from the Police and is now on a mission to walk 120 marathons in 120 days (along with his dog, Tilly).
May 26, 2020 · 20 min
The Wild Harvest school of self-reliance. Living Adventurously 33
Diana Page was raised by her soldier Grandfather and hippy Father in an unconventional upbringing for a little girl in the seventies. A childhood that necessitated teaching herself self-reliance skills led to a university post-graduate education in Crimi
May 19, 2020 · 41 min
"Ideas are Free: Give them Away." Living Adventurously 32
Mike Sowden is a curious writer and he is a fantastic person to share ideas and bounce thoughts around with. Mike describes himself online as an archaeology student turned writer and story geek, as well as a travelling disaster...
May 12, 2020 · 32 min
The Hardest Part of an Adventure is Coming Home Again - Living Adventurously 31
Clare Nattress and Matty Waudby cycled round the world together. Clare is a PhD Candidate Arts Researcher & Lecturer and an artist. Matty is an adventurous creative with a love for bicycles, camping and the great outdoors. He aims to create inspiratio
May 6, 2020 · 33 min
Don't think too much; don't worry too much - Living Adventurously 30
Charlotte Evans, at 20 years old, was the youngest person I interviewed on my ride around Yorkshire. She describes herself on Twitter as a Notts County supporter, singer/songwriter, geographer and occasional radio producer from up North currently studying
May 5, 2020 · 40 min
Four Mums in a Boat - Living Adventurously 29
'Yorkshire Rows' are four mums, friends, businesswomen who rowed 3000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. The expedition resulted in an intriguing variety of outcomes: the same journey impacting on different personalities in very different ways. We talked ab
Apr 28, 2020 · 34 min
"I know that I'm better than some people and not as good as other people" - Living Adventurously 28
David Oakes is an actor known for his role in "The Borgias" and Prince Ernest in the ITV show "Victoria". David also runs the Trees a Crowd podcast "for those curious about the world around us."
Apr 21, 2020 · 28 min
The Right to Feel the Wind in Your Hair - Living Adventurously 27
Theresa Robertshaw helps the elderly get back on bicycles by taking them for rides on an adapted electric tricycle. The mission of Cycling Without Age is to create happiness among our fellow elderly citizens by providing them with an opportunity to remain
Apr 14, 2020 · 29 min
Exploring takes you in Circles - Living Adventurously 26
Chris Goddard is the Yorkshire Map Maker. He has been exploring and mapping his local landscapes ever since he was a child, spurred on by curiosity and a love of being outdoors. Chris dedicates his passion for exploring the minutiae of the world to creati