The Essay

Fruits of the Earth

Tuesday 25 March 2008 23:00-23:15 (Radio 3)

Fruits of the Earth.

A series in which four writers contemplate why fertility has been such an important preoccupation for humanity and its art and ideas.

Duration:

15 minutes

Playlist:

2/4. Developmental biologist Lewis Wolpert explains why the most important event in our lives is not birth, marriage or death but gastrulation - an early phase in the development of a human embryo.

Part of Radio 3's Rites of Spring season.

The Essay

Episode and Playlist Information

• 3 April 08 Maths and Music 4/4
• 2 April 08 Maths and Music 3/4
• 1 April 08 Maths and Music 2/4
• 31 Mar 08 Maths and Music 1/4
• 27 Mar 08 Fruits of the Earth
• 26 Mar 08 Fruits of the Earth
• 25 Mar 08 Fruits of the Earth
• 24 Mar 08 Fruits of the Earth
• 13 Mar 08 Greek & Latin Voices
• 12 Mar 08 Greek & Latin Voices