The Man Who Loved Birds by Alex Preston

A man who grew up surrounded by birds and birdsong misses them badly when, as an adult, he lives and works in the city.

He decides to solve the problem by setting off on a journey...

Joe Sims reads Alex Preston's short story.

Alex is an author and journalist and teaches creative writing at the University of Kent. His novel, In Love and War, was on BBC Radio 4. His personal anthology of nature writing, As Kingfishers Catch Fire, was published in 2017. Alex lives in Kent with his wife and two children.

Producer: Jeremy Osborne

A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2018.