Five of the world’s top female climbers are thrown into a race. Who will make history by becoming the first woman to summit the fourteen highest peaks in the world? In Episode 1, a near death experience motivates one mountaineer to take on the

Omnibus

Dec 14th, 2023 57m 37s

Andrew Benfield has a thing about yetis - he believes they’re real. So he persuaded his friend, Richard Horsey, to join him on a four-year yeti search across the Himalayas. The pair travelled to remote villages and mountain valleys and heard ex

Omnibus

Dec 14th, 2023 57m 46s

Bonus Episode: DNA Results

Oct 20th, 2023 35m 38s

After years of searching the Himalayas for the mythical yeti, Andrew and Richard were given a purported yeti hair in Bhutan. In this special bonus episode of the series, they send it to the US for DNA testing. While they wait for the results, t

Yeti Bonus Episode coming soon!

Sep 8th, 2023 1m 35s

A mysterious stranger gives Andy and Richard a hair. Could it belong to a yeti or an unknown species? They submit it for DNA testing and await the results. Find out what they discover in a very special bonus episode of Yeti, coming to BBC Sound

Yeti Bonus Episode coming soon!

Sep 8th, 2023 1m 35s

10. It’s Testing Time

Jun 30th, 2023 27m 50s

In the final leg of their yeti search, Andy is taken ill leaving Richard to spend the night alone in yeti country. Meanwhile, Andy receives a mysterious phone call from a man who says he has evidence of the yeti.The pair are reunited in Thimpu

9. Into the Yeti’s Lair

Jun 30th, 2023 28m 16s

Andy and Richard finally reach Bhutan’s official yeti sanctuary in the far east of the country, where they speak to rangers and nomads about their yeti experiences.Andy is told of the location of a yeti cave, where a yeti is supposed to have sl

8. Yeti Chasers will Never Find Them

Jun 30th, 2023 27m 50s

Having decided to visit the official yeti sanctuary in the far east of Bhutan, Andy and Richard fly to the town of Bumthang.Here they visit the ancestral home of a Bhutanese historian who is an expert in yeti folklore. She tells them about the

7. Monsters of the Mind

Jun 30th, 2023 28m 30s

Frustrated by their inability to find physical evidence of the yeti, Andy and Richard consult an astrologer to find out whether the omens for their search are good.After exploring the spiritual significance of the yeti with a Buddhist nun, Andy

6. Footprints in the Forest

Jun 30th, 2023 28m 45s

Determined to give yeti searching one more try, Andy and Richard head to the remote kingdom of Bhutan. This is a country where belief in the yeti is widespread and there’s even an official dedicated yeti sanctuary.Andy and Richard head to the c

5. The Yeti Jewellers

Jun 30th, 2023 29m 17s

Yeti enthusiast Andy is in Nepal where he’s stumbled across a photo of strange footprints in the snow. Could these belong to a yeti?Andy tracks down the photographer who tells him he’s seen footprints several times. He says yetis are often seen

4. Yak Attack

Jun 30th, 2023 29m 7s

The yeti enthusiasts have moved their search to Nepal where they are keen to investigate the story of a terrifying encounter nearly 50 years ago.While Richard remains at home, Andy treks up through the mountains to find out if there’s anyone st

3. Gambolling on the Glacier

Jun 30th, 2023 28m 51s

While yeti searching in northern Myanmar, Andy and Richard cross paths with a pair of British mountaineers who tell them about a strange creature they saw while climbing in the Himalayas.While Andy believes this is a real yeti sighting, Richard

2. A Murder Mystery

Jun 30th, 2023 28m 37s

Andy Benfield and Richard Horsey continue their search for the yeti in the north-east Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh where they stumble across the story of a murder.They visit the remote forest where the incident took place. Locals say the c

1. Ready, Yeti, Go!

Jun 30th, 2023 28m 15s

Tales of a bipedal ape-like creature persist in the myth and legend of the Himalayas. But does the yeti really exist? Two enthusiasts are determined to find out. Andrew Benfield and Richard Horsey begin their search in the north-east Indian sta

Introducing Yeti

Jun 23rd, 2023 2m 48s

Two adventurers delve deep into the myth, legend and reality of the mysterious creature that’s said to roam the Himalayas. This documentary series from BBC Radio 4 follows amateur yeti enthusiasts Andrew Benfield and Richard Horsey as they trav