East of Croydon: Blunderings through India and South East Asia

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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 practical skills. I can't survive if I am more than a three minute walk from a supermarket.For the last seven years I have suffered with crippling anxietyI bolt when panicked. I cannot bear to witness humans or animals in distressI have no ability to learn languages. I am a terrible hypochondriacAnd I am no good with boats.So I said yes.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 practical skills. I can't survive if I am more than a three minute walk from a supermarket.For the last seven years I have suffered with crippling anxietyI bolt when panicked. I cannot bear to witness humans or animals in distressI have no ability to learn languages. I am a terrible hypochondriacAnd I am no good with boats.So I said yes.
Sue Perkins is perhaps best known for being one half of double act Mel and Sue, where she plays the part of Mel. Together, the pair have bounced, shouted and gurned their way through countless hours of television, most memorably Light Lunch and its later counterpart, the imaginatively titled Late Lunch.Over the years, Sue has worked on a wide range of solo projects, including documentaries on art, popular fiction and history. In 2008 she appeared on the BBC show Maestro, culminating in her conducting at the Last Night of the Proms. She has also collaborated with food-critic Giles Coren on the Supersizers series, where the duo power-ate their way through five centuries of lungs, livers and testicles whilst half-cut on sherry.Sue hosts the panel show, Insert Name Here, as well as being a regular contributor to Just A Minute, QI and The Last Leg. She is also the presenter of the Game of Thrones companion show, Thronecast.East of Croydon is Sue's second book. Her first, Spectacles, was a Sunday Times bestseller.Oh, and she used to do a cake show on BBC1@sueperkins