Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | A Winter Leveret | 20241230 | 20251227 (R4) | 
Lockdown leads Chloe away from her demanding London job as a political advisor and back to the countryside of her childhood, where she stumbles across a lone baby hare - defenceless on an open country road. Against her better judgment, she feels compelled to take the tiny creature in and give it a chance at survival. In the weeks and months that follow, a bond grows between hare and human as Chloe cares for the animal and prepares for it to return to the wild - the outcome she had always planned. The story grants us a rare insight into the lives of these elusive creatures, once thriving in the UK and now increasingly dwindling as their habitats recede and man-made threats advance. In this first episode, Dalton discovers the tiny creature that will set her life on a different course. Offering it a makeshift nest in her spare room and muddling through bottle feeds with kitten formula, she shelters the leveret as it grows. Read by Lisa Faulkner Produced and abridged by Jo Rowntree and Heather Dempsey Sound Design by Dan King A Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 4 Illustration by Denise Nestor This is an EcoAudio certified production. Chloe Dalton's memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare. Chloe Dalton's memoir of learning to care for an abandoned leveret – and how the bond that grows between them changes her perspective on life. Read by Lisa Faulkner. |
| 02 | Little Hare | 20241231 |  Raising Hare is Chloe Dalton's memoir of caring for an abandoned leveret – and how the bond that grows between them changes her perspective on life. Lockdown leads Chloe away from her demanding London job as a political advisor and back to the countryside of her childhood, where she stumbles across a lone baby hare - defenceless on an open country road. Against her better judgment, she feels compelled to take the tiny creature in and give it a chance at survival. In the weeks and months that follow, a bond grows between hare and human as Chloe cares for the animal and prepares for it to return to the wild - the outcome she had always planned. The story grants us a rare insight into the lives of these elusive creatures, once thriving in the UK and now increasingly dwindling as their habitats recede and man-made threats advance. In this second episode, the leveret is fast growing into a little hare, each day bringing a new discovery for Dalton about the habits, history, and necessary care of these mysterious animals. She also finds out, to her own exhaustion, just how fast a hare can run. Read by Lisa Faulkner Produced and abridged by Jo Rowntree and Heather Dempsey Sound Design by Dan King A Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 4 Illustration by Denise Nestor This is an EcoAudio certified production. Find all the latest books at the bottom of the Sounds homepage. Just click on the Books collection. Chloe Dalton's memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare. Chloe Dalton's memoir of learning to care for an abandoned leveret – and how the bond that grows between them changes her perspective on life.. Read by Lisa Faulkner. | |
| 02 | Little Hare | 20241231 | 20251230 (R4) |  Raising Hare is Chloe Dalton's memoir of caring for an abandoned leveret – and how the bond that grows between them changes her perspective on life. Lockdown leads Chloe away from her demanding London job as a political advisor and back to the countryside of her childhood, where she stumbles across a lone baby hare - defenceless on an open country road. Against her better judgment, she feels compelled to take the tiny creature in and give it a chance at survival. In the weeks and months that follow, a bond grows between hare and human as Chloe cares for the animal and prepares for it to return to the wild - the outcome she had always planned. The story grants us a rare insight into the lives of these elusive creatures, once thriving in the UK and now increasingly dwindling as their habitats recede and man-made threats advance. In this second episode, the leveret is fast growing into a little hare, each day bringing a new discovery for Dalton about the habits, history, and necessary care of these mysterious animals. She also finds out, to her own exhaustion, just how fast a hare can run. Read by Lisa Faulkner Produced and abridged by Jo Rowntree and Heather Dempsey Sound Design by Dan King A Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 4 Illustration by Denise Nestor This is an EcoAudio certified production. Find all the latest books at the bottom of the Sounds homepage. Just click on the Books collection. Chloe Dalton's memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare. Chloe Dalton's memoir of learning to care for an abandoned leveret – and how the bond that grows between them changes her perspective on life.. Read by Lisa Faulkner. |
| 03 | Independence | 20250101 | Raising Hare is Chloe Dalton's memoir of caring for an abandoned leveret – and how the bond that grows between them changes her perspective on life. Lockdown leads Chloe away from her demanding London job as a political advisor and back to the countryside of her childhood, where she stumbles across a lone baby hare - defenceless on an open country road. Against her better judgment, she feels compelled to take the tiny creature in and give it a chance at survival. In the weeks and months that follow, a bond grows between hare and human as Chloe cares for the animal and prepares for it to return to the wild - the outcome she had always planned. The story grants us a rare insight into the lives of these elusive creatures, once thriving in the UK and now increasingly dwindling as their habitats recede and man-made threats advance. In the third episode, the hare's burgeoning independence continues to grow along with its young body. New rhythms in their curious relationship come to the fore, as the hare ranges further into the wild and Dalton begins to return to the city for work. She begins to feel the change of perspective that her four legged lodger has brought her in her professional and personal life. Read by Lisa Faulkner Produced and abridged by Jo Rowntree and Heather Dempsey Sound Design by Dan King A Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 4 Illustration by Denise Nestor This is an EcoAudio certified production. Find all the latest books at the bottom of the Sounds homepage. Just click on the Books collection. Chloe Dalton's memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare. Chloe Dalton's memoir of learning to care for an abandoned leveret – and how the bond that grows between them changes her perspective on life. Read by Lisa Faulkner. | |
| 03 | Independence | 20250101 | 20251231 (R4) | Raising Hare is Chloe Dalton's memoir of caring for an abandoned leveret – and how the bond that grows between them changes her perspective on life. Lockdown leads Chloe away from her demanding London job as a political advisor and back to the countryside of her childhood, where she stumbles across a lone baby hare - defenceless on an open country road. Against her better judgment, she feels compelled to take the tiny creature in and give it a chance at survival. In the weeks and months that follow, a bond grows between hare and human as Chloe cares for the animal and prepares for it to return to the wild - the outcome she had always planned. The story grants us a rare insight into the lives of these elusive creatures, once thriving in the UK and now increasingly dwindling as their habitats recede and man-made threats advance. In the third episode, the hare's burgeoning independence continues to grow along with its young body. New rhythms in their curious relationship come to the fore, as the hare ranges further into the wild and Dalton begins to return to the city for work. She begins to feel the change of perspective that her four legged lodger has brought her in her professional and personal life. Read by Lisa Faulkner Produced and abridged by Jo Rowntree and Heather Dempsey Sound Design by Dan King A Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 4 Illustration by Denise Nestor This is an EcoAudio certified production. Find all the latest books at the bottom of the Sounds homepage. Just click on the Books collection. Chloe Dalton's memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare. Chloe Dalton's memoir of learning to care for an abandoned leveret – and how the bond that grows between them changes her perspective on life. Read by Lisa Faulkner. |
| 04 | Ultimate Trust | 20250102 | Raising Hare is Chloe Dalton's memoir of caring for an abandoned leveret – and how the bond that grows between them changes her perspective on life. Lockdown leads Chloe away from her demanding London job as a political advisor and back to the countryside of her childhood, where she stumbles across a lone baby hare - defenceless on an open country road. Against her better judgment, she feels compelled to take the tiny creature in and give it a chance at survival. In the weeks and months that follow, a bond grows between hare and human as Chloe cares for the animal and prepares for it to return to the wild - the outcome she had always planned. The story grants us a rare insight into the lives of these elusive creatures, once thriving in the UK and now increasingly dwindling as their habitats recede and man-made threats advance. In this penultimate episode, Dalton earns the creature's ultimate trust as she is let in on a phase of the animal's life that few humans have ever seen. The hare gives birth to three leverets of its own. Read by Lisa Faulkner Produced and abridged by Jo Rowntree and Heather Dempsey Sound Design by Dan King A Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 4 Illustration by Denise Nestor This is an EcoAudio certified production. Find all the latest books at the bottom of the Sounds homepage. Just click on the Books collection. Chloe Dalton's memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare. Chloe Dalton's memoir of learning to care for an abandoned leveret – and how the bond that grows between them changes her perspective on life. Read by Lisa Faulkner. | |
| 04 | Ultimate Trust | 20250102 | 20260101 (R4) | Raising Hare is Chloe Dalton's memoir of caring for an abandoned leveret – and how the bond that grows between them changes her perspective on life. Lockdown leads Chloe away from her demanding London job as a political advisor and back to the countryside of her childhood, where she stumbles across a lone baby hare - defenceless on an open country road. Against her better judgment, she feels compelled to take the tiny creature in and give it a chance at survival. In the weeks and months that follow, a bond grows between hare and human as Chloe cares for the animal and prepares for it to return to the wild - the outcome she had always planned. The story grants us a rare insight into the lives of these elusive creatures, once thriving in the UK and now increasingly dwindling as their habitats recede and man-made threats advance. In this penultimate episode, Dalton earns the creature's ultimate trust as she is let in on a phase of the animal's life that few humans have ever seen. The hare gives birth to three leverets of its own. Read by Lisa Faulkner Produced and abridged by Jo Rowntree and Heather Dempsey Sound Design by Dan King A Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 4 Illustration by Denise Nestor This is an EcoAudio certified production. Find all the latest books at the bottom of the Sounds homepage. Just click on the Books collection. Chloe Dalton's memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare. Chloe Dalton's memoir of learning to care for an abandoned leveret – and how the bond that grows between them changes her perspective on life. Read by Lisa Faulkner. |
| 05 | Secret Paths | 20250103 | Raising Hare is Chloe Dalton's memoir of caring for an abandoned leveret – and how the bond that grows between them changes her perspective on life. Lockdown leads Chloe away from her demanding London job as a political advisor and back to the countryside of her childhood, where she stumbles across a lone baby hare - defenceless on an open country road. Against her better judgment, she feels compelled to take the tiny creature in and give it a chance at survival. In the weeks and months that follow, a bond grows between hare and human as Chloe cares for the animal and prepares for it to return to the wild - the outcome she had always planned. The story grants us a rare insight into the lives of these elusive creatures, once thriving in the UK and now increasingly dwindling as their habitats recede and man-made threats advance. In this final episode, the now-adult leveret ages, and its own young come and go. Chloe reflects on what she has learned during the course of what is, by now, years of living alongside the most secretive of woodland creatures. Read by Lisa Faulkner Produced and abridged by Jo Rowntree and Heather Dempsey Sound Design by Dan King A Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 4 Illustration by Denise Nestor This is an EcoAudio certified production. Find all the latest books at the bottom of the Sounds homepage. Just click on the Books collection. Chloe Dalton's memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare. Chloe Dalton's memoir of learning to care for an abandoned leveret – and how the bond that grows between them changes her perspective on life. Read by Lisa Faulkner. | |
| 05 | Secret Paths | 20250103 | 20260102 (R4) | Raising Hare is Chloe Dalton's memoir of caring for an abandoned leveret – and how the bond that grows between them changes her perspective on life. Lockdown leads Chloe away from her demanding London job as a political advisor and back to the countryside of her childhood, where she stumbles across a lone baby hare - defenceless on an open country road. Against her better judgment, she feels compelled to take the tiny creature in and give it a chance at survival. In the weeks and months that follow, a bond grows between hare and human as Chloe cares for the animal and prepares for it to return to the wild - the outcome she had always planned. The story grants us a rare insight into the lives of these elusive creatures, once thriving in the UK and now increasingly dwindling as their habitats recede and man-made threats advance. In this final episode, the now-adult leveret ages, and its own young come and go. Chloe reflects on what she has learned during the course of what is, by now, years of living alongside the most secretive of woodland creatures. Read by Lisa Faulkner Produced and abridged by Jo Rowntree and Heather Dempsey Sound Design by Dan King A Loftus Media production for BBC Radio 4 Illustration by Denise Nestor This is an EcoAudio certified production. Find all the latest books at the bottom of the Sounds homepage. Just click on the Books collection. Chloe Dalton's memoir about her unlikely and transformative relationship with a wild hare. Chloe Dalton's memoir of learning to care for an abandoned leveret – and how the bond that grows between them changes her perspective on life. Read by Lisa Faulkner. |