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Radio 4,11 Jul 2017,30 mins

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From their beautiful song that ushers in the spring to our rhymes of birds stuffed in pies, Brett Westwood explores the cultural significance of the blackbird with contributions by Mark Cocker, composer Hanna Tuulikki and the poem Adlestrop by Edward Thomas. From 2017 Producer: Tim Dee. Archive Producer : Andrew Dawes

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