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Marcus Sedgwick’s meditation on snow looks at snowflakes and the phenomenon of 'diamond dust'. Read by Jonathan Firth.

Of all weathers, snow is the one that has always affected the author Marcus Sedgwick the most.

Five years ago, he and his partner bought a mountain house, an old chalet d’alpage high in the Haute Savoie of eastern France.

In this episode, Marcus considers the science of snow and what 'makes' a snowflake and the phenomenon of 'diamond dust'.

He also remembers the snowy winters of his childhood in Kent and the infamous cold of 1963.

Abridged by Katrin Williams

Read by Jonathan Firth.

Producer: Julian Wilkinson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2016.

15 minutes

Last on

Wed 13 Dec 202302:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

AuthorMarcus Sedgwick
ReaderJonathan Firth
AbridgerKatrin Williams
ProducerJulian Wilkinson

Broadcasts

  • Tue 27 Dec 201609:45
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Wed 28 Dec 201600:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Tue 12 Dec 202307:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 12 Dec 202312:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 12 Dec 202317:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 13 Dec 202302:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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