East of Croydon

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of East of Croydon written and read by Sue Perkins.

A few years ago I was asked if I''d like to make a documentary on the Mekong River, travelling from the vast delta in Vietnam to the remote and snowy peaks of Tibet.

Up until that point, the farthest East I''d been was Torremolinos, in the Costa Del Sol.

Here''s the thing:

I am scared of flying.
I have zero p...