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Here's your chance to get a taste of all the strange, wonderful and often dangerous people and predicaments that Olly has come across in his globe-spanning career.

Olly's Top 10 Most Surprising Questions
See the most unusual things Olly's felt compelled to ask of interesting people around the world, like: "What's the best way to cook human flesh?" or when he told his mother over the phone: "I've broken out of prison and I'm on the run. Can you call the consulate?"

Olly's Top 10 Strange Misadventures
When you get around like Olly, plenty can go wrong and often in the most extraordinary fashion. Like the time he had to high-tail it on horseback from bandits on the Chinese-Tibetan border or convince gun-runners that he was only reaching for his camera!

Olly's Top 10 Investigative Journalist Pitfalls
Find out some of the dangers and challenges that come with going after shady characters and suspect operations. As you'll see, sometimes the biggest threat comes from the police in countries that have no sense of humor or fair-play.