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3. Karst

Robert Macfarlane reads his subterranean journey on the Italian-Slovenian border where he descends beneath the Karst.

Robert Macfarlane is on his travels in various worlds beneath our feet.

On the Italian-Slovenian border he goes underground with the guide Sergio. Underneath the Karst, that is, where:

"a path winds down past blocks of limestone, to a brick hut. The hut is built over the entrance to the abyss..."

Read by the author.

Abridged by Katrin Williams.

Producer Duncan Minshull.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2019.

14 minutes

Last on

Thu 7 Sep 202302:00

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  • Wed 1 May 201909:45
  • Thu 2 May 201900:30
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