Can writers save the planet?
In a special programme recorded at the Hay Festival, Tom Heap and Helen Czerski discuss nature-writing and ask a panel how the genre shapes our understanding of the natural world.
Nature-writing is going through a renaissance. What started largely with TV tie-ins has evolved into a genre encompassing books about climate change, the countryside, walking, and off-grid living. For Radio 4's new landmark environment and nature series, Rare Earth, presenters Tom Heap and Helen Czerski are joined on-stage at the Hay Festival by Mark Cocker, Philippa Forrester and Chris Thorogood to discuss the purpose of nature-writing, why it's important, and how nature-writing can help shape our understanding of the natural world. Produced by Emma Campbell for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Audio Wales and West in conjunction with the Open University
Assistant producer: Toby Field
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Rare Earth
Our relationship with the natural world explored by Tom Heap and Helen Czerski.
