Episode 3
Naturalist Chris Packham continues his memoir. Aged 13 he falls for a Swedish actress and finds treasure up a tree.
Chris Packham decides that animals are easier to trust than people.
He makes a nocturnal escape through his bedroom window, finds treasure up a tree and falls in love.
Chris is a naturalist, nature photographer and author, best known for his Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TV work. But in this lyrical and emotionally honest memoir, he reveals the life-events which would eventually shape him, and change him forever.
Chris brings to life his childhood in the 1970s, moving back and forth through time, to capture recent, more exposing recollections from adulthood.
Read by Chris Packham and Rachel Atkins.
Abridged by Jo Coombs
Producer: Pippa Vaughan
A Loftus Media production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 first broadcast in May 2016.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Chris Packham |
| Reader | Rachel Atkins |
| Author | Chris Packham |
| Abridger | Jo Coombs |
| Producer | Pippa Vaughan |
Broadcasts
Wed 11 May 2016 09:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM- Thu 12 May 2016 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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