What now for environmentalism? With Paul Kingsnorth, James Thornton and Martin Goodman
Writer Paul Kingsnorth talks to Philip Dodd about his changing attitude to the environmental movement.
Paul Kingsnorth, former deputy-editor of The Ecologist, co-founder of the Dark Mountain Project and author of novels including The Wake and Beast, talks about his changing attitude to the environmental movement. Environmental lawyer James Thornton and writer Martin Goodman recount their travels from Poland to Ghana, Alaska to China, to see how citizens are using public interest law to protect their planet. Plus, critic Maria Delgado and biographer Adam Feinstein consider the lost poems of that Chilean lover of nature, Pablo Neruda.
Client Earth by James Thornton and Martin Goodman is published on the 11th of May.
Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist by Paul Kingsnorth is out now.
The World-Ending Fire: The Essential Wendell Berry selected and introduced by Paul Kingsnorth is out now.
Then Come Back: The Lost Neruda Poems, by Pablo Neruda is published on Thursday 27 April 2017.
Neruda a film by Pablo LarraΓn starring Gael GarcΓa Bernal as a policeman searching for the Chilean politician Pablo Neruda played by Luis Gnecco is out in cinemas across the UK now.
Producer: Craig Templeton Smith.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Interviewed Guest | Paul Kingsnorth |
| Interviewed Guest | James Thornton |
| Interviewed Guest | Martin Goodman |
| Interviewed Guest | Maria Delgado |
| Presenter | Philip Dodd |
| Producer | Craig Templeton Smith |
Broadcast
- Wed 26 Apr 2017 22:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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