9 7 0 – 7 4 , ▁O ' H an lon ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁literature ▁panel ▁of ▁the ▁Arts ▁Council ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Bibli ography ▁of ▁Natural ▁History ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ge ographical ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁Liter ature ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁For ▁fifteen ▁years ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁natural ▁history ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Times ▁Liter ary ▁Supp lement . ▁ ▁O ' H an lon ▁has ▁become ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁jour ne ys ▁into ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁remote ▁j ung les ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁in ▁Bor neo , ▁the ▁Amazon ▁bas in ▁and ▁Congo . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁written ▁a ▁h arrow ing ▁account ▁of ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁Atlantic ▁on ▁a ▁tra w ler . ▁ ▁Between ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Red mond ▁O ' H an lon ▁was ▁a ▁guest ▁and ▁co - present er ▁on ▁the ▁programme ▁Be agle : ▁In ▁Dar win ' s ▁w ake ▁for ▁both ▁Can vas ▁in ▁Belg ium ▁and ▁V PRO ▁Television ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁In ▁the ▁programme , ▁the ▁cli pper ▁Stad ▁Amsterdam ▁re - t rac ed ▁the ▁route ▁that ▁Charles ▁Dar win ▁took ▁ab o ard ▁ ▁( 1 8 3 1 – 3 6 ), ▁a ▁journey