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Last broadcast on Sat, 7 Nov 2009, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4.
Synopsis
John McCarthy explores wild Scotland in the company of writers Andrew Greig and Sara Maitland, who live in remote places, and talks to them about how the landscape has affected their writing.
He also talks to architectural historian David Heathcote about his recent trip on the Orient Express to Venice and about the influence of Art Deco on travel.
Sara Maitland
Sara Maitland is a British writer and academic. Sara lives in northern Galloway with her border terrier Zoe. Her nearest neighbours are a household of Barn Owls who occupy an owl box in a nearby ruined barn.
Andrew Greig
Andrew Greig is a Scottish writer. Andrew lives in Orkney and South Queensferry.
Andrew Greig read A Dub in Assynt from his book At the Loch of the Green Corrie.
At the Loch of the Green Corrie
Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc
ISBN-10: 1847249965
ISBN-13: 978-1847249968
A Wilder Vein
A Wilder Vein is a new collection of literary non-fiction which examines and celebrates the relationship between people and the wild places of Britain and Ireland. Sara Maitland and Andrew Greig are contributing writers to this Anthology. Robert MacFarlane wrote the foreword to A Wilder Vein.
A Wilder Vein
Publisher: Two Ravens Press
ISBN-10: 1906120439
ISBN-13: 978-1906120436
The Wild Places, Mountains of the Mind
Robert Macfarlane
Publisher: Granta Books
ISBN-10: 1847080189
ISBN-13: 978-1847080189
David Heathcote
David Heathcote is an architectural historian and presenter of a new series on BBC Four which explores four of the best examples of Art Deco icons in Britain including the Orient Express.
Art Deco Icons
4 part series on BBC Four (started Wed 21 Oct @ 1900)
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Sat 7 Nov 200910:00
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