Stefan Gates is a gastronaut, and presenter of 'Cooking in the Danger Zone' BBC2 (Sundays from March 16) His latest book 'In the Danger Zone' is out now.(£15.99 www.rbooks.co.uk) The BBC comedy producer/director turned oven-monkey loves wild culinary quests, weird foods and hardcore feasting. The new series is made up of facinating culinary travelougues filmed around the world, and along the way Stefan will inform our audience what it is like to eat everything from yak penis to flies eggs.

Catch his full talk in the Meet the Experts theatre:
BBC News presents Stefan Gates Cooking in the Danger Zone in conversation with Sarah Baxter of Wanderlust Magazine at the NEC Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd March 12pm.

Dan Linstead from Wanderlust magazine has an intimate and revealing conversation with BBC travel journalist Simon Reeve. The talk took place at the Earls Court leg of Destinations in the second Meet the Experts Theatre for the Southern hemisphere. Simon Reeve reveals the stories and ideas behind his latest BBC documentary in which he explore the cultures and countries along the Tropic of Capricorn.

aHoward Marks, author of the international best seller Mr NICE, during the mid 1980’s had forty-three aliases, eighty-nine phone lines, and twenty five companies trading throughout the world. His latest book is entitled "Senor Nice: Straight Life from Wales to South America". Steve Keenan, Travel Editor at TimesOnline.com speaks to Howard as a prelude to Destinations Show.

Howard Marks will be appearing in Meet the Experts Theatre 2: Saturday 2nd February at 1.00pm

Simon Reeve, author and broadcaster of BBC's ‘Equator’ series will be unearthing his latest epic journey along the Tropic of Capricorn at Destinations. ('Tropic of Capricorn' BBC2 10th February 2008). Simon reveals to Dan Linstead of Wanderlust magazine, his personal highlights from this 22,835-mile journey through wild and mysterious regions of our planet.

Simon Reeve will be appearing in Meet the Experts Theatre 2: Sunday 3rd Feb at 1pm  

This year one of the faces of the Show the Ken Hames gave a enthralling talk in the Meet The Expert Theatre. Hear him on this exclusive podcast as he talks with Cath Urquhart, The Times Travel Editor. Ken recounts tales of his time in the Special Forces as well as his incredible experiences in the TV series Beyond Boundaries and Mission Africa. The first series saw Ken leading an expedition of disabled people (one of whom was blind), across Nicaragua, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean in a record breaking 300 km trek starting in the Mosquito Coast and ending one month later as a world first. Whilst in Ken's second project he took a group of young apprentice builders to Kenya to build an eco lodge and game reserve to protect the endangered species that lived there.

This year one of the faces of the Show the BBC's Ben Anderson gave a riveting talk in our Meet The Expert Theatre here him on our exclusive podcast as he recount tales from his fascinating journeys, which have taken him to five of the world's most dangerous rivers, from the jungles of Brazil, to the sacred Ganges, the combat zone of Iraq and the axis of evil.

Welcome to The Times presents Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show, this is the essential event for travel inspiration. Destinations offers a wealth of travel choices and exclusive deals whilst explorers and writers inspire and amuse with unforgettable tales of bravery and adventure. This year one of our dedicated panel sessions within the Meet The Expert Theatre was Going Solo, hosted by Hilary Bradt from Bradt Travel Guides with guest panellists: Matthew Teller, Rough Guides, Suzy Cooper, Singular Travel and Daniel Pawlyn, Intrepid Guerba. They give you the low-down on making it on your own hot travel tips, advice on travelling safely and advice on the best places to see and things to entertain you.

We hope you enjoy this panel session from the Destinations Meet The Expert Theatre. This podcast was recorded on Thursday 1st February at Destinations in London's Earls Court. For more information on how to attend Destinations and the Meet The Expert Theatres please visit www.DestinationsShow.com

Welcome to The Times presents Destinations: The Holiday & Travel Show, this is the essential event for travel inspiration. Destinations offers a wealth of travel choices and exclusive deals whilst explorers and writers inspire and amuse with unforgettable tales of bravery and adventure. This year one of our dedicated panel sessions within the Meet The Expert Theatre was Going Solo, hosted by Hilary Bradt from Bradt Travel Guides with guest panellists: Matthew Teller, Rough Guides, Suzy Cooper, Singular Travel and Daniel Pawlyn, Intrepid Guerba. They give you the low-down on making it on your own hot travel tips, advice on travelling safely and advice on the best places to see and things to entertain you.

We hope you enjoy this panel session from the Destinations Meet The Expert Theatre. This podcast was recorded on Thursday 1st February at Destinations in London's Earls Court. For more information on how to attend Destinations and the Meet The Expert Theatres please visit www.DestinationsShow.com

Ken Hames

Since leaving an impressive military career, real life, action hero, Ken Hames has brought a unique slant on the many documentaries that he has written and presented for TV. His latest series, Beyond Boundaries was broadcast on BBC2 from the last week in September. The first series of the ground breaking idea, saw Ken leading an expedition of disabled people (one of whom was blind), across Nicaragua, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean in a record breaking, 300 km trek starting in the Mosquito Coast and ending one month later as a world first.

Jake Meyer

When Jake was just fourteen years old he set himself the challenge of becoming the youngest person to climb the 7 Summits; the highest mountain on each continent. On the 4th June 2005 he achieved his dream, standing on top of Everest; he became the youngest Briton at just 21 to conquer the worlds highest peak via the difficult North Col route as well as the youngest man in the world to complete the 7 Summits, breaking several climbing records on the way.