Under Monmouthshire Skies: Riding with Mike Parker

The Bike Show Podcast from Resonance FM by Jack Thurston

Feb 16, 20171:12:22Sports & Recreation

Mike Parker is the author of the best-selling Map Addict, an affectionate history of Ordnance Survey maps and the people who can’t get enough of their beautiful maps. He’s an accomplished guidebook writer, a former stand...

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