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Episode 3

Robert Macfarlane on vivid places and the words they conjure up: to the Lake District to meet a word collector. From 2015.

Robert Macfarlane visits some inspiring places, to meet the people and 'collect' the words that evoke the area:

He travels to the Lake District, to meet another collector of words. Beforehand, he reads a folk epic called the Kalevala, which makes some eerie connections with his project.

Abridged for radio by Penny Leicester

Readers: Tobias Menzies and the author

Producer: Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in March 2015

15 minutes

Last on

Thu 19 Mar 2020 02:45

Credits

Role Contributor
Reader Tobias Menzies
Reader Robert Macfarlane
Producer Duncan Minshull
Author Robert Macfarlane
Abridger Penny Leicester

Broadcasts

  • Wed 1 Apr 2015 09:45
  • Thu 2 Apr 2015 00:30
  • Wed 18 Mar 2020 14:45
  • Thu 19 Mar 2020 02:45