Now on bbc news, hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The Golden Age of the explOrer is inextricably linked with the Golden Age of empire. People inspired to travel where none had travelled befOre, charting territOry And encountering peoples who were subsequently often subjugated And exploited. Well, my guest is one of the wOrlds great modern day explOrers. But robin hanbury tenison s motivation was never conquest. Instead, he committed himself to the protection of indigenous peoples And their lAnds. Have his effOrts made a difference . Robin hanbury tenison, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Lets start with this wOrd explOrer. Do you think its past its sell by date, now that all of our planet is surveyed, satellite tracked, we map it, we know it . Is ExplOration A Thing Of The Past . Absolutely not. The wOrd is grossly overused by all sOrts of people. I mean, windows explOrer, fOr a start. Its all over the media all of the time, all sOrts of people are calling themselves ex
Modern day explOrers. But robin hanbury tenison s motivation was never conquest. Instead, he committed himself to the protection of indigenous peoples And their lAnds. Have his effOrts made a difference . Robin hanbury tenison, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Lets start with this wOrd explOrer. Do you think its past its sell by date, now that all of our planet is surveyed, satellite tracked, we map it we know it . Is ExplOration A Thing Of The Past . Absolutely not. The wOrd is grossly overused by all sOrts of people. I mean, windows explOrer, fOr a start. Its all over the media all of the time, all sOrts of people are calling themselves explOrers. But fOr me, explOrers, partly in the old victOrian tradition that you were talking about, but also today, are people who change the wOrld, who actually examine this extraOrdinary planet that we live on, And reveal it to the outside wOrld, to everybody, the way it actually ticks And hangs together. And if that involves some hacking And hewing
Now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The golden age of the explorer is inextricably linked with the golden age of empire. People inspired to travel where none had travelled before, charting territory and encountering peoples who were subsequently often subjugated and exploited. Well, my guest is one of the worlds great modern day explorers. But robin hanbury tenison s motivation was never conquest. Instead, he committed himself to the protection of Indigenous Peoples and their lands. Have his efforts made a difference . Robin hanbury tenison, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Lets start with this word explorer. Do you think its past its sell by date, now that all of our planet is surveyed, satellite tracked, we map it, we know it . Is Exploration A Thing Of The Past . Absolutely not. The word is grossly overused by all sorts of people. I mean, windows explorer, for a start. Its all over the media all of the time, all sorts of people are calling
Modern day explorers. But robin hanbury tenison s motivation was never conquest. Instead, he committed himself to the protection of Indigenous Peoples and their lands. Have his efforts made a difference . Robin hanbury tenison, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Lets start with this word explorer. Do you think its past its sell by date, now that all of our planet is surveyed, satellite tracked, we map it, we know it . Is Exploration A Thing Of The Past . Absolutely not. The word is grossly overused by all sorts of people. I mean, windows explorer, for a start. Its all over the media all of the time, all sorts of people are calling themselves explorers. But for me, explorers, partly in the old victorian tradition that you were talking about, but also today, are people who change the world, who actually examine this extraordinary planet that we live on, and reveal it to the outside world, to everybody, the way it actually ticks and hangs together. And if that involves some hacking and hewin