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Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake (Omnibus)

Nearly all life relies in some way on fungi. It can be microscopic, yet also account for the largest organisms ever recorded.

Merlin Sheldrake is a biologist and a writer.

He received a Ph.D. in Tropical Ecology from Cambridge University for his work on underground fungal networks in tropical forests in Panama, where he was a predoctoral research fellow of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

He is a musician and keen fermenter. ‘Entangled Life’ is his first book.

Written and read by Merlin Sheldrake.

Omnibus of five parts abridged by Isobel Creed.

Music: ‘Islands’ by Cosmo Sheldrake

Producer: Lizzie Davies

A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2020.

1 hour, 15 minutes

Last on

Sun 8 Sep 202402:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Broadcasts

  • Sat 7 Sep 202407:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 7 Sep 202412:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 7 Sep 202418:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sun 8 Sep 202402:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra