#OnThisDay 1983: Debonair globetrotter Alan Whicker explained why Jersey was his kind of place. | BBC Archive

#OnThisDay 1959: In the first episode of Whicker's World, Alan Whicker visited the floating restaurants of Aberdeen Harbour in Hong Kong for eight courses of fish and some mahjong. | BBC Archive

What sort of thing did Australians expect to find in England? 🌏 #OnThisDay 1961: Alan Whicker interviewed some Aussies just before they set sail from Melbourne to Essex. | BBC Archive

This Alan Whicker clip from 1963 is sure to have you cock-a-hoop. Greg James is back rummaging through the BBC's archives once again, unearthing more gems like this for the new series of Rewinder from @BBCRadio4. Subscribe via @BBCSounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m00055q2 | BBC Archive

#OnThisDay 1961: Alan Whicker channelled his inner Tarzan in Tasmania. | BBC Archive

#OnThisDay 60 years ago, Whicker Down Under was broadcast. On the programme, Alan Whicker spoke to some of the more intrepid British immigrants to #Australia who were taking the less trodden path to live in the outback. | BBC Archive