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Episode 3

Episode 3 of 5

Robert Macfarlane on vivid places and the words they conjure up: to the Lake District to meet a word collector. From 2015.

Robert Macfarlane visits some inspiring places, to meet the people and 'collect' the words that evoke the area:

He travels to the Lake District, to meet another collector of words. Beforehand, he reads a folk epic called the Kalevala, which makes some eerie connections with his project.

Abridged for radio by Penny Leicester

Readers: Tobias Menzies and the author

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2015

15 minutes

Last on

Thu 19 Mar 202002:45
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

ReaderTobias Menzies
ReaderRobert Macfarlane
ProducerDuncan Minshull
AuthorRobert Macfarlane
AbridgerPenny Leicester

Broadcasts

  • Wed 1 Apr 201509:45
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Thu 2 Apr 201500:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Wed 18 Mar 202014:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Thu 19 Mar 202002:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra