Martin Sixsmith
Martin Sixsmith is a writer, presenter and former television correspondent. He was the BBC’s Western Europe Correspondent for four years in the 1980s, reporting on the development and enlargement of the European Union. In the 1990s, Martin was the BBC’s correspondent in Warsaw, Moscow and Washington. Between 1997 and 2002 he worked for the British Government as Director of Communications and Press Secretary to several cabinet ministers.He worked as a consultant on the BBC2 political sitcom The Thick of It and the 2010 movie In the Loop. In 2013, his book The Lost Child of Philomena Lee was adapted into the film Philomena, starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan. It was nominated for four Oscars. His book Ayesha’s Gift, the story of a young woman’s search to discover the truth after her father is murdered in Pakistan, is in development as a film.His non-fiction books include Moscow Coup; The Litvinenko File; Putin’s Oil; Russia, A Thousand Year Chronicle of the Wild East and The War of Nerves – Inside the Cold War Mind. In 2011, he presented the BBC’s 50-episode history of Russia on Radio Four. In 2014 he presented Radio Four’s 25-part history of psychology and psychiatry.
Martin Sixsmith is on the following tours:
Islands & Cities of the Baltic
A voyage from Helsinki to Stockholm aboard the MS Hebridean Sky with Guest Speaker Martin Sixsmith
Hebridean Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Helsinki / Tallin / Saaremaa / Riga / Klaipeda / Gdansk / Kalmar / Visby / Stockholm
Treasures of the Baltic
A voyage from Stockholm to Portsmouth aboard the MS Hebridean Sky
Hebridean Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Stockholm / Mariehamn / Helsinki / Tallinn / Saaremaa / Riga / Klaipeda / Gdansk / Karlskrona / Bornhom Island / Funen Island / Kiel Canal / The Hague / Portsmouth
Timeless Treasures of the Nile
A 14-night river voyage along the Nile between Aswan & Cairo aboard the 44-passenger SS Misr
Misr
Itinerary at a glance
- Aswan / Kom Ombo / Edfu / Luxor / Dendera temple / Abydos / Tuna El Gebel / Tel El Amarna / Beni Hassan / Meidum / Cairo
Beyond the Wild Atlantic Way
A voyage around Ireland aboard the MS Island Sky
Island Sky
Itinerary at a glance
- Liverpool / Dublin / Warrenpoint / Belfast / Giant’s Causeway & Derry / Killybegs / Galway / Cliffs of Moher / Skellig Islands / Bere Island / Cape Clear Island / Mizen Head / Kinsale / Waterford / Kilkenny / Portsmouth
Tour at a glance
Tour Name | Departure Date | Ship | Tour Type | Itinerary |
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Islands & Cities of the Baltic | 1111 AugustAug 2024 | Hebridean Sky | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Helsinki / Tallin / Saaremaa / Riga / Klaipeda / Gdansk / Kalmar / Visby / Stockholm
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Treasures of the Baltic | 2121 AugustAug 2024 | Hebridean Sky | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Stockholm / Mariehamn / Helsinki / Tallinn / Saaremaa / Riga / Klaipeda / Gdansk / Karlskrona / Bornhom Island / Funen Island / Kiel Canal / The Hague / Portsmouth
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Timeless Treasures of the Nile | 505 MarchMar 2025 | Misr | River Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Aswan / Kom Ombo / Edfu / Luxor / Dendera temple / Abydos / Tuna El Gebel / Tel El Amarna / Beni Hassan / Meidum / Cairo
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Beyond the Wild Atlantic Way | 1616 AugustAug 2025 | Island Sky | Small Ship Cruising |
Itinerary at a glance
Liverpool / Dublin / Warrenpoint / Belfast / Giant’s Causeway & Derry / Killybegs / Galway / Cliffs of Moher / Skellig Islands / Bere Island / Cape Clear Island / Mizen Head / Kinsale / Waterford / Kilkenny / Portsmouth
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