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Radio 4,21 May 2011,27 mins

SeriesLiterary Walks

Heptonstall - Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath

Ramblings

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Clare Balding is back with a new series of walks with a literary theme, beginning in Heptonstall, the childhood home of poet Ted Hughes, and the burial place of his wife, Sylvia Plath. The rugged landscape influenced not only their work but many other poets. Clare joins John Billingsley a keen rambler and Hughes enthusiast, as well as other writers and walkers to experience the harsh beauty of Bronte Country.

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