“An extraordinary book that defies genre: an elegant travel account, a learned history and a psychological thriller wrapped in one.” Anne Applebaum

For anyone who has ever gazed out at the horizon and wondered what happens if you just keep walking…the story of the North Pole as you have never heard it before!

Few places on Earth have inspired as much fascination as the North Pole, an otherworldly location where the sun rises for six whole months before setting, plunging the expanse of ice and water into darkness. Blending memories from Erling Kagge’s own 1990 trip with an epic history, The North Pole: The History of an Obsession spans thousands of years as seen from the “silver-shining vacantness” of the North Pole.

An explorer who was the first in history to reach the ‘three poles’ – North, South and the summit of Mount Everest – Erling Kagge’s many books include Silence, which is published in forty-two languages.

In conversation with writer, journalist and conservationist Hilary White.

Duration: 1 hour