S8 Ep200: Explore | Utterly Brilliant with Timmy Mallett

<div>This episode of Explore, introduced by Lionel Birnie and Hannah Troop, features a man who was a fixture on British children's television in the late 1980s and 1990s – Timmy Mallett.<br> <br> The host of Wacaday, the Wide Awake Club and Mallett's Mallet, Timmy was never seen without his trademark colourful glasses and trusty sidekick, a large foam mallett.<br> <br> In 2018, he rode the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela and he wrote about the very personal reason for making the trip in his book <em>Utterly Brilliant, </em>which is part travelogue, part memoir.<br> <br> Lionel caught up with him to ask him about his journey, what cycling means to him and why his brother Martin was one of the biggest inspirations in his life.<br> <br> Explore by The Cycling Podcast is supported by <a href="https://www.iwoca.co.uk/">iwoca</a> and <a href="https://www.scienceinsport.com/">Science in Sport</a>. <br> <br> This episode is also sponsored by online personal stylists <a href="https://www.stitchfix.co.uk/?utm_source=cycling&amp;utm_content=UKpodcast&amp;utm_medium=podcast&amp;utm_campaign=podcast%7Cnull%7Call%7Cgn%7Cprospecting%7Chost%7Call%7CUK%7Ccycling">Stitch Fix</a> and <a href="https://www.hellofresh.co.uk/">Hello Fresh</a>, who deliver meal kits to your door so you can cook great, fresh meals. If you sign up as a customer at Hello Fresh, use the code <strong>CYCLING</strong>.</div>