mr southgate, i know that you will be sad to tonight, our apologies.ve exhausted our knowledge of championship football so we knowledge of championship football so we will be the better. we'll have another look at the papers in one hour when penny and claire will be back at half past 11. now it's time for meet the author. the most inhospitable deserts in the world are places where you will confront danger, from heat and thirst. and storms. but also, where you'll find peace. and that conundrum drove william atkins onwards, when he decided to explore some of the loneliest places on four continents. his book the immeasurable world is the story of those journeys. rich in history, with many tales of human endeavour. all in search of an answer to the mystery, why do such hostile places where life is so hard, cast such a spell? welcome. what's your own explanation for the allure of these dangerous and hostile places? i think we are sometimes guilty of making the mistake of confusing flight with quest. and, often i think attraction to the deserts emerges from