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Island Dreams

4 Extra Debut. Gwyneth Lewis explores the idea of the island and its appeal to the British imagination. With Dame Gillian Beer. From February 2009.

Poet Gwyneth Lewis explores the idea of the island and island life, and the ways in which it continues to capture the British imagination. She uses drama, talks and documentary from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ audio archive to illustrate its appeal, from reality TV programmes to Desert Island Discs and the Shipping Forecast, and also cites the many instances of island settings in classic literature, including Treasure Island, Robinson Crusoe, Peter Pan and Lord of the Flies.

Including contributions from literary critic Dame Gillian Beer, historian Robert Colls, a group of people who tried to set up an island utopia in the 1960s and the very last man to leave the island of St Kilda in the Outer Hebrides.

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1 hour

Last on

Sun 25 Jun 2017 03:00

Broadcasts

  • Sat 14 Feb 2009 20:00
  • Mon 16 Feb 2009 15:00
  • Sat 24 Jun 2017 08:00
  • Sat 24 Jun 2017 15:00
  • Sun 25 Jun 2017 03:00