The New Iron Curtain: What I learned on my a journey along Russia’s European border

Friday, January 31, 2020 - 15:45 to 16:30

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Introduction

Ash Bhardwaj filmed Levison Wood's “Walking The Nile/Himalayas/Americas” television series, and writes for The Telegraph, The Sunday Times, City AM and many more. He tells us how he developed the skills of travel journalism, and how he used them to create “The New Iron Curtain” - his 6-month 8500km journey along Russia’s European frontier, which became a chart-topping podcast. Ash shares the secrets of building a career from scratch, and the philosophical lessons that he has learned along the way.