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Episode 4

Birnam Wood has accepted financial support from billionaire Robert Lemoine, but not all members of the collective are happy about the partnership. Read by Kerry Fox.

A radical gardening collective in New Zealand push their principles to breaking point when they make a deal with Big Tech. Kerry Fox reads Eleanor Catton’s satirical, apocalyptic thriller.

Birnam Wood has accepted financial support from enigmatic billionaire Robert Lemoine, who is installing an apocalypse bunker near one of New Zealand’s national parks. But not all members of the collective are happy with the partnership, and Tony Gallo’s journalistic instincts are about to cause problems.

Read by Kerry Fox
Abridged by SiΓΆn Preece
Produced by Eilidh McCreadie

14 minutes

Last on

Thu 15 Jun 2023 22:45

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  • Thu 15 Jun 2023 22:45