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Journey of a Lifetime

Journey of a Lifetime is a grant of £4,000 for an original and inspiring journey anywhere in the world, awarded to those with a curiosity about the world and the desire to communicate with a wider audience.

The winner receives radio and broadcast training from the BBC, and records their journey for a BBC Radio 4 documentary.

  Next Deadline: 24 September 2010

  Download the Journey of a Lifetime Award Guidelines PDF

Video by Dave Waldman



  2010 Recipient: Nick Hunt

'From Riches to Rags: Dubai to India'
 
Nick Hunt used the support he received from the Society and BBC Radio 4 to focus on Dubai's workforce of Indian migrants who he considers the unseen, unheard victims of the recession. By day they were responsible for constructing the glittering, glass-fronted buildings of Dubai's once constantly evolving skyline; by night he found that they were a population on the periphery.
 
 
  Nick's story will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 11am on 10th September 2010.



  2009 Recipient: Dan Box

'The flood: Onboard the Carteret Fleet with climate change refugees'

Dan Box from London joined the people from the Carteret Islands (Papua New Guinea) as they begin to evacuate from their island home forever due to the effects of climate change.
 

  Visit Dan's blog to find out more about his journey

Dan's journey has been featured in a variety of media. To learn more about it, and the Carteret Islands, follow these links:




  See past winners of the award

  Listen to previous winners' shows on the BBC Radio 4 Journey of a Lifetime website

BBC Radio 4 logo & RGS-IBG Journey of a Lifetime winner crosses grasslands on foot
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