Explorer
Benedict redefined the British tradition of exploring by pioneering the recording of expeditions for television – each journey captured without a filmcrew! The spontaneity and authenticity of each discovery are now part of television history – his 5 BBC series and 8 books document each extraordinary expedition: amongst them, Raiders of the Lost Lake, Skeleton Coast, Edge of Blue Heaven and most recently, Ice Dogs. Publications, other than his own expedition accounts, include Faber's 2002 Book of Exploration as well as last year's Into the Abyss, investigating what enables us to cope in extreme circumstances.
This year Benedict presents two new programmes for BBC4: a series, Travellers’ Century, as well as a documentary about the Victorian explorer Ryder Haggard. He also is an expert contributor in BBC2’s Extreme Dreams.
As one of today’s most prominent explorers, his experience of surviving adversity is popularly translated into the corporate world, making him a popular motivational and after dinner speaker.
