Armchair travel

GORDON, GINO AND FRED GO GREEK

ITV

Following their last outing, an American road trip, chefs Gordon Ramsey and Gino D’Acampo and First Dates’ Fred Sirieix set out to travel across Greece in their vintage VW camper, immersing themselves in the nation’s culinary traditions. Expect bromance, bickering and lots of eating. The trio will visit Crete, Santorini, Mykonos, Athens and Meteora, TV with jet ski racing and shipwreck diving thrown in for good measure.

THE POWER OF GEOGRAPHY: TEN MAPS THAT REVEAL THE FUTURE OF OUR WORLD

By Tim Marshall

The follow on from global bestseller Prisoners of Geography, which showed how nations are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete, this reveals the ten regions that are set to shape future global politics. That is: Australia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UK, Greece, Turkey, the Sahel (the transitional zone between the Sahara and the savanna) Ethiopia, Spain and Space. Find out why the Middle East must look beyond oil and sand to secure its future, and much more.

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A farcical foodie adventure, a look at how geography shapes politics, a hopeful manifesto on climate change and James Bond is back

THE BOOK OF HOPE: A SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR AN ENDANGERED PLANET

By Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams Book

The renowned naturalist and conservationist, famous for her chimpanzee encounters and environmental campaigning, writes about how to find strength in the face of the climate crisis and why she has hope. In conversations with Doug Abrams that weave together stories from her travels and activism, she offers readers a new understanding of the crisis and a compelling path forward for us all to create hope for the world.

NO TIME TO DIE

The 25th Bond film is finally out in cinemas and this time it really is the last for Daniel Craig. The film is set five years after the capture of the legendary baddie Blofeld, when Bond has left active service but he’s enlisted by a CIA officer to find a missing scientist. As usual, Bond is left to confront an evil villain (played by Rami Malek). Exotic film locations include Matera, a striking Italian town of grey stone, home to hundreds of underground homes carved into the hilltop, plus

Jamaica, the Faroe

Islands, Scotland’s

Cairngorms and a frozen Norway.