Mostly my videos are for educational purposes and research for my upcoming book, on leadership and public. Kate humble goes on the trail of some of the worlds most valuable spices revealing their history, trade, mythology and usage. The frankincense trail 4of4 jordan and israelzzzz youtube. When i wrote the traveled scholar for earthdawn classics namegivers compendium, i had ms. On their route, kate experiences a deer cull, loses a herd of cattle on cadair idris mountain, meets a family relying on the weather to run its appliances, tastes the. Thinking on my feet is all about kate s love of walking, and tells the story of her walking year. Kate joined the bbc on animal hospital, then moved on to holiday. I blogged in detail here about episode one of the bbcs travelogue the frankincense trail, where kate humble travels across the middle east. Intrepid presenter kate humble follows the 2,000mile trail that first connected the arab world with the west on a quest that is steeped in history, searing with desert heat, and full of characters and adventure. It helps me feel relaxed, less anxious and more creative. Katherine mary humble born 12 december 1968 is an english television presenter and narrator, mainly working for the bbc, specialising in wildlife and science programmes. The cottage sleeps four, with one double and one twin room. Here, kate humble talks to wanderlust about her journey.
Sought after across the world, few know of its real story and origins. Explore books by kate humble with our selection at. Thinking on my feet tells the story of kates walking year shining a. Other credits include tomorrows world, restoration and the spice trail, and a wealth of oneoff wildlife and natural history programmes and documentaries. The series, the spice trail, came about for two reasons. This is the series that turned me on to kate humble, and sent me off looking for more of her work. Based on a working farm in monmouthshire, kate and her husband ludo run courses in food, rural skills and animal husbandry. In case we hadnt figured out that mad dogs was a darkly humorous drama, the first episode featured a criminal being murdered by someone wearing a tony blair mask. The spice trail was a tv series looking at the discovery and history of spices presented by kate humble, who travels around the world to see how spices are made and investigating. Spice trails presenter and traveller, kate humble, talks. Bbc looks at the frankincense trail as seen by kate humble. Humbles home is a couple of miles to the southwest of here pages 146 preamble and a new year.
Things i learned from falling audiobook claire nelson. The wye valley walk isnt a national trail, like offas dyke or the pennine way. Tripfictions andrew is literary editor of the silver travel book club, for our good friends and partners at silver travel advisor. The new season of back to the land, presented by kate humble, premieres tuesday, april 30 on bbc earth. Spice trail s presenter and traveller, kate humble, talks to wanderlust. Presented by kate humble, she travels around the world to see how spices. From the wounded headmaster in the library, unable to help his trapped pupils and staff, to teenage hannah in love for the first time, to the parents gathering, desperate for news, to the 16 year old syrian refugee trying to rescue his little brother, to the police psychologist who must. I settled in last night to watch the bbcs new travel series the frankincense trail, in which presenter kate humble lugs a sack of frankincense fresh from the tree in dhofar, southern oman, all the way along the ancient trade routes across arabia to the mediterranean port of gaza or tries to. The spice trail tells the story of the discovery and trade in spices and how the search for spices drove the creation of new trade routes from europe into the east. Stay in the old hayloft at humble by nature and get a real feel for farm life. One mild february day in 20, in the welsh village of devauden, kate humble unexpectedly fell in love. From the outset it seemed my quest would be hampered by the fact that. Presented by kate humble, she travels around the world to see how spices are made and investigates their history. Other credits include tomorrows world, restoration and the spice trail.
Watch off the beaten track with kate humble series 1 prime video. Humble served as president of the rspb from 2009 until 20. Walking for me is a form of mediation, and the simple act of putting one foot in front of another has extraordinary benefits to my mental wellbeing. An enticing read that makes every walk humble describes an adventure. For 3,000 years before the birth of christ, frankincense was. Springwatchs kate humbles skin secrets revealed daily. Bbc presenter and traveller kate humble embarked on a journey along indias spice coast, kerala, to uncover the story of pepper, a spice once known as black gold. Katherine mary humble born 12 december 1968 is an english television presenter and.
Kate humble actor, host, paul sapin director, host rated. She also tells stories and interviews the people from the areas of their origin. The first of four episodes saw the presenter embark on the early stages of the 2,000 yearold, 2,000mile. In art, publication tags kate humble, thinking on my feet, book, publication, silent voices, this is my story, paul west talking charcoal on paper and coastal walks an interview with the auction collective. Learning how to train teg to become a fullyfledged working sheepdog, kate began to discover the extraordinary relationship that can be forged between a human and a dog when. We wont share your details and you can unsubscribe at any time. Feel good forest walks forestry england and kate humble. Kate humble was born on december 12, 1968, in wimbledon, london, england. Kate has lived all over the world in unusual places and always looks great. The spice trail presented by kate humble is a threepart documentary tracing the history of spices and premieres on bbc2 at 9. From oman they went to the hadramout and beyond, mixing fable, modernity and a bit of history as seen through kate humble s eyes.
In this final episode, kate humble concludes her remarkable frankincense trail from oman, across seven nations to jordan, and on to israel. A crew for the bbc filmed in oman a piece about the frankincense trail in june last year. She is an ambassador for the uk walking charity living streets. Living with nomads, a new, threepart bbc two series that begins tonight. During her early life, she has worked as a waitress, a safari truck driver, and as a crocodile farmer while traveling to places like cape town. The kerala spice trail tour as shown on bbc nights and 14 days overview. Kates book thinking on my feet discusses the wellbeing benefits of walking. The spice trail is a story of epic voyages, bloody wars, the birth of multinational companies and contemporary cultures around the globe. Feel good forest walks forestry england and kate humbles top 10. Episode two was, i thought, much better an absorbing and probably unique hour of primetime terrestrial tv devoted to showcasing saudi arabia as a tourist destination. I love to follow trails through the trees where with every step you can enjoy the. She grew up in bray in berkshire and graduated from the abbey school in reading.
Find out more about kate humbles tv programmes, books, beauty range and the humble by nature farm and rural skills centre. This twobed family friendly holiday cottage is part of the original farmhouse and looks across the fields with sheep, cows and horses. Kate humble living with nomads s01e03 mongolia hdtv x264 c4tv duration. She reveals the secrets behind the ancient jordanian stone city of petra, flies with a daredevil female pilot over the sinai desert. Wake up at the heart of the humble by nature farm when you stay in the piggery. Humble i must stop calling her kate as it feels, suddenly, impertinent structures her book along the lines of a diarycum travelogue she travels a lot, starting in january and finishing at the end of the year. This studio apartment is positioned at the heart of the farm on the upper floor of our long barn. Kate humble, paul sapin, the spice trail, the spice trail, paul sapin, kate humble, the spice trail, the spice trail. Written by the popular tv presenter kate humble, it straddles autobiography and her investigation into the origins of dogs as we know them, establishing how they may have adapted their behaviour throughout history, living alongside humans.
As a keen hill walker myself who has walked the entire offas dyke path. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Kate humble presents the spice trail for bbc two united. Springwatch star kate humble s skin secrets revealed. In rural somerset, in the middle of a blizzard, the unthinkable happens. It developed as a collaboration between three local authorities and the wye valley aonb a feat in itself and there isnt the funding to keep the route regularly maintained. Friend for life share book recommendations with your. In 2007, after twenty years of living in london, kate humble and her husband ludo decided it was time to leave city life behind them. In medieval times spices were thought to have medicinal properties that could cure disease they were also unbelievably expensive. The spice trail was a tv series looking at the discovery and history of spices presented by kate humble, who travels around the world to see how. She does not just follow the trade routes of the spices, through india, sri lanka, indonesia. The spice trail is a british television documentary series first broadcast on bbc two in 2011 looking at the discovery and history of spices.
Presenter kate humble goes on the trail of some of the most coveted spices in the world. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. She travelled the globe to rediscover the lost stories of the worlds most famous spices. Pepper and cinnamon kate humble retraces the steps of 15thcentury explorers as she sets out on a spice trail that takes her to india and. The frankincense trail bbc2 found humble in the middle east, a vision in lemon linen. To celebrate, we have five copies of kate humble s book humble by nature to give away. An epic journey along an epic trade route, which has been there since before. So far we had stuck to the wellworn tourist trail, but the. Katherine humble born 12 december 1968 is an english television presenter and narrator, mainly working for the bbc, specialising in wildlife and science programmes. This month book club members are reading the new book from television presenter, writer and dog lover kate humble. Last nights television the frankincense trail, bbc2. The extraordinary partnership between humans and dogs is a very engaging book.