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media coverage

Television continues to use Miles' experience to write, create, produce and present high quality programmes. The Carlton Television documentary 'Against All Odds' covering Miles' participation in the Sahara Ultra-Marathon has, to-date, won three international film festival Gold Awards.

A second Carlton entitled "Blind Faith" covering Miles' Kilimanjaro climb has already won its first International Film Festival Gold Award.

The National Geographic channel broadcast its two-part documentary on Miles and his sighted guide Jon Cook's Antarctic expedition and will be showing a new documentary covering Miles' world record non-stop crossing of the Qatar Desert.

He will also be featuring in a forthcoming documentary series covering the Around the World in 80 Ways project. He has also featured in an HTV documentary, as well as numerous regional and national newspapers, radio and television programmes including appearing recently in the Richard and Judy programme on Channel 4, Channel 5, HTV, Carlton, BBC television and Radio 4, Five Live and the BBC World Service.

Quokka Sports, one of the world's leading Sports Adventure websites extensively covered Miles and his guide during his Sahara marathon.

Miles is currently writing a motivational adventure book recounting his recent experiences and sharing his perspectives on life as seen through the eyes of a blind person.

I can't even imagine the difficulties of travelling in polar regions without being able to see things. My admiration for Miles is enormous..."

Sir Ranulph Fiennes