Dr Sam Willis is an award-winning historian, archaeologist and broadcaster. His work takes him on adventures all over the world.
Latest Project: I spent a great deal of last year sailing around the South China Sea and Indian Ocean in the wake of the famous Chinese explorer Zheng He, exploring how modern Chinese maritime trade is being built on a tradition centuries old.
My travels took me all over the Chinese coast, to Singapore, Malacca in Malaysia, Kochi in India, Malindi in Africa, Dubai, Egypt and, finally, to Greece. And it’s going to be shown on National Geographic.
