Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bird Song And Resonance | 20211213 | Five writers living in towns and cities across the UK explore their relationship with the natural world and with the canon of British nature writing. In this first essay, London-born poet Raymond Antrobus remembers his time spent living in Oklahoma City during the pandemic. Producer: Olivia Humphreys |
| 02 | Meditation On Landscape, Bodies And Writing | 20211214 | Canadian-born poet Alycia Pirmohamed, based in Scotland, explores ecological poetry in the context of brown women's bodies - bodies that, in the western world, are often perceived as not belonging in, or displaced from, rural landscapes and the wider natural world. She begins to read poems outdoors in the green spaces of Edinburgh, and reflects. Alycia Pirmohamed explores ecological poetry in the context of brown women's bodies. |
| 03 | When The Birds Sing We Are Safe | 20211215 | Are we a part of nature's orchestra? Hanan Issa listens to a world of poetry and birdsong. |
| 04 | The Colour Of Your Mind | 20211216 | Will Harris asks how dreams and poems can teach us to look at the world differently. |
| 05 LAST | The Hidden Valley | 20211217 | Alinah Azadeh takes us on a walk from the edge of the South Downs towards the sea. |