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Time, Order and the Garden

Penelope Lively's meditation on gardening, presents it as the ultimate defiance of time. Read by Stephanie Cole.

Penelope's intimate meditation on gardening, literature and creativity continues as she presents gardening as the ultimate defiance of time.

Read by Stephanie Cole.

Penelope uses the garden to break open the world for us, and examines how we might encourage our lives to bloom.

Abridged by Siân Preece

Producer: Eilidh McCreadie.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2017.

15 minutes

Last on

Fri 9 Apr 202102:00

Credits

RoleContributor
ReaderStephanie Cole
AuthorPenelope Lively
AbridgerSian Preece
ProducerEilidh McCreadie

Broadcasts

  • Thu 9 Nov 201713:45
  • Fri 10 Nov 201700:30
  • Thu 8 Apr 202114:00
  • Fri 9 Apr 202102:00