You are pretty much up to date on the headlines. Now on bbc news, its hardtalk. Stephen sackur interviews author and explorer Ranulph Fiennes. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. My guest today is an extremist of a very special kind. Nothing to do with his political views, but recognition of a lifetime spent embracing physical challenges at the extreme limit of human endurance. Sir Ranulph Fiennes has taken on and conquered the polar ice, the worlds highest peaks and the most gruelling deserts. Hes been described as one of the worlds greatest living explorers. So, what is the motivation for this life of extreme adventure . Sir Ranulph Fiennes, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Seems to me, your entire life, you have spent testing yourself, challenging yourself. Why this preoccupation with tests . It doesnt come about in that particular way, it comes about because of being brought up in south africa, arriving in the uk, not getting a levels, thats what it comes from, because
Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. Iam i am stephen sackur. My guest todayis i am stephen sackur. My guest today is an extremist of a very kind. Nothing to do with his political views but recognition of a lifetime spent embracing physical challenges at the extreme limit of human endurance. Sir ralph irons has taken on and conquered the polar ice, the worlds highest peaks and the worlds most ruling deserts. He has been described as one of the worlds greatest living explorers so what is the motivation for this life of extreme adventure . Sir ranulph fiennes. Sir ranulph fiennes, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Seems to me, your entire life, you have spent testing yourself, challenging yourself. Why this preoccupation with tests . It doesnt come about in that particular way, it comes about because of being brought up in south africa, arriving in the uk, not getting a levels, thats what it comes from, because thats not what i wanted to do, its
Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. My guest today is an extremist of a very special kind. Nothing to do with his political views, but recognition of a lifetime spent embracing physical challenges at the extreme limit of human endurance. Sir Ranulph Fiennes has taken on and conquered the polar ice, the worlds highest peaks and the most gruelling deserts. Hes been described as one of the worlds greatest living explorers. So, what is the motivation for this life of extreme adventure . Sir Ranulph Fiennes, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Seems to me, your entire life, you have spent testing yourself, challenging yourself. Why this preoccupation with tests . It doesnt come about in that particular way, it comes about because of being brought up in south africa, arriving in the uk, not getting a levels, thats what it comes from, because thats not what i wanted to do, its what my dad had done, commanding the royal scots greatest tank regiment when he was killed wonderful scotti
Its about liz30am. Youre up to date with the headlines. Now on bbc news, its hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. My guest today is an extremist of a very special kind. Nothing to do with his political views, but recognition of a lifetime spent embracing physical challenges at the extreme limit of human endurance. Sir Ranulph Fiennes has taken on and conquered the polar ice, the worlds highest peaks and the most gruelling deserts. Hes been described as one of the worlds greatest living explorers. So, what is the motivation for this life of extreme adventure . Sir Ranulph Fiennes, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you very much. Seems to me, your entire life, you have spent testing yourself, challenging yourself. Why this preoccupation with tests . It doesnt come about in that particular way, it comes about because of being brought up in south africa, arriving in the uk, not getting a levels, thats what it comes from, because thats not what i wanted to do, its what my dad had done
And so i didnt do what i wanted now on bbc news, its hardtalk. Stephen sackur interviews to do, and i did as long sir Ranulph Fiennes. As i could in the army, welcome to hardtalk, then i found myself with no income, im stephen sackur. I married my wifejenny who had my guest today is an extremist virtually no income, of a very special kind. Nothing to do with his political and so we thought wed do what i had views, but recognition of a lifetime tried to do in the army, which was to do expeditions spent embracing physical challenges with soldiers, but that was paid at the extreme limit for by the taxpayer. Of human endurance. Doing it with just my wife, the new word was sponsorship. Get everything for nothing. Sir Ranulph Fiennes has taken youve already developed on and conquered the polar ice, the worlds highest peaks several themes there, and the most gruelling deserts. Hes been described and one thing that is important as one of the worlds greatest living explorers. 00 01 47,585 21474