Serialised book readings, featuring works of non-fiction, biography, autobiography, travel, diaries, essays, humour and history
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Serialised book readings, featuring works of non-fiction, biography, autobiography, travel, diaries, essays, humour and history
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Available since Friday with 6 days left.
5/5. Hedge People - from the creators of stately home hedges to the modern campaigners.
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Available since Thursday with 5 days left.
4/5. Hedge enthusiast Hugh Barker explores the legacy of Captain Leyland.
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Available since Wednesday with 4 days left.
3/5. Topiary was probably brought to these islands by the Romans - the controversy lingers on.
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Available since Tuesday with 3 days left.
2/5. How the Neolithic art of coppicing is renewing itself in 21st-century competitions.
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Available since Monday with 2 days left.
1/5. The checkerboard pattern of lowland Britain reveals a history of boundaries and enclosures
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