The Big Read: Battle of the Books | Touching the Void v White Spider

Based on Touching the Void  by Joe Simpson

John Sergeant presides as Jack Klaff and Marielle Frostrup battle to convince the audience which book to read: 'Touching the Void' by Joe Simpson or 'White Spider' by Heinrich Harrer.

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Licence: ERA Licence required

Content
  • Type: Analysis
  • Channel: BBC Four
  • Duration: 28'46''
  • Broadcast date: 2004
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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Other Archive resources
Touching the Void  | BBC Four | 2004

The DVD Collection | Touching the Void 

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Touching the Void  | BBC Radio Scotland | 2013

Sunday Morning | Touching the Void 

Mountaineer and author Joe Simpson joins Ricky Ross to talk about the 25th anniversary of the publication of Touching the Void.