Draft:Alice Morrison (journalist)
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Comment: Sources shouldn't be about the show, etc, they should tell us about Morrison (and the show). Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 13:30, 17 December 2024 (UTC)
Alice Morrison | |
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| Born | 1963[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Adventurer, television presenter, journalist |
Alice Morrison is best known as a BBC television presenter who hosts shows about history, travel and exploration within the Arab World. She been called "Indiana Jones for Girls"[1].
Biography
[edit]Morrison was born in Edinburgh[1], but grew up in Uganda and Ghana[2][3]. She studied Arabic and Turkish at Edinburgh University[4]. She worked as a television news journalist including for the BBC[4] as news editor[1], and as a CEO in corporate media[4]. She left this sphere to become a full-time adventurer in 2011[2][5] when she cycled from Cairo to Cape Town[4][6] as part of the Tour d'Afrique. She moved to Morocco in 2014 to run the Marathon des Sables[4]. There she led an expedition in 2019 to explore the Draa River from source to sea[7]. During this time she also began her career as a television presenter.
Television career
[edit]Morrison hosted her first BBC show Morocco to Timbuktu: An Arabian Adventure in 2017[4][8], a travel documentary following Saharan salt trade routes from Morocco to Timbuktu via the Sahara Desert[9] which was favourably reviewed[10][11]. In 2024, she followed up with Arabian Adventures [12] (unofficially subtitled Secrets of the Nabateans[13]), a history documentary filmed in Jordan and Saudi Arabia focusing on the Nabatean Kingdom[14]. Her most recent programme is Ultimate Azerbaijan.
Morrison announced that in 2025 she will start a trek covering the length of Saudi Arabia’s Hejaz (western escarpment) from north to south, spread across two winter seasons, which will be the topic of another BBC series[15][16][17].
Bibliography
[edit]Morrison has published four books about her adventure career:
- Dodging Elephants
- Morocco to Timbuktu
- My 1001 Nights: Adventures in Morocco
- Walking with Nomads
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e The Sunday Post: Earthquake survivor, the “Indiana Jones for Girls”, uncovers ancient civilisation
- ^ a b Legend Life After 40: Morrison Interview
- ^ Alice Morrison's homepage: About
- ^ a b c d e f Simon & Schuster: Official publisher page for Alice Morrison
- ^ Citizen Femme: Morrison Interview
- ^ Ok! Magazine: 'I'm Indiana Jones for girls - at 60 I've explored remote areas around the world, it's the best time to travel as a woman'
- ^ Morocco World News: Morrison Interview
- ^ BBC Programme Index: Morocco to Timbuktu: An Arabian Adventure
- ^ BBC Programme Information: Morocco to Timbuktu: An Arabian Adventure
- ^ The Sunday Times: Critics' choice
- ^ The Guardian: From Morocco to Timbuktu review
- ^ BBC Programme Index: Arabian Adventures
- ^ Morrison homepage: Secrets of the Nabateans
- ^ BBC Programme Information: Arabian Adventures
- ^ ExplorersWeb: Hejaz trek
- ^ The Standard: Hejaz trek
- ^ Edinburgh Evening News: Hejaz trek