Listen :
Availability:
Available to listen.
Last broadcast on Sat, 19 Feb 2011, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4 (FM only).
Synopsis
John McCarthy explores British Woodland and meets a fan of travelling in cold landscapes. He hears about ancient woods across the country and about Iceland and the Scottish islands. And he examines myths associated with trees and woods in Anglo-Saxon England and some relating to the Icelandic sagas.
Producer Chris Wilson.
Archie Miles
is a photographer and writer. Archie has been photographing trees and woodland for over 30 years. He has a passion for landscape and natural history and works regularly with the Tree Council and the Woodland Trust.
A Walk in the Woods: Exploring Britain's Greatest Woodland
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
ISBN-10: 0711229570
ISBN-13: 978-0711229570
Hidden Trees of Britain
Publisher: Ebury Press
ISBN-10: 0091901669
ISBN-13: 978-0091901660
Della Hooke
is an honorary Fellow at Birmingham University and author of Trees in Anglo Saxon England. Della loves trees and woods and is particularly the history, myths and legends around them.
Trees in Anglo Saxon England
Publisher: Boydell Press
ISBN-10: 1843835657
ISBN-13: 978-1843835653
Sarah Moss
is a lecturer of English and American Literature at the University of Kent. She lived for a year in Iceland working as a visiting lecturer at the University of Reykjavik. Sarah has spent much time exploring the Scottish Highlands and Islands. Her latest book is called Night Waking and is set in the Hebrides.
Night Walking
Publisher: Granta Books
ISBN-10: 1847082157
ISBN-13: 978-1847082152
Cold Earth
Publisher: Granta Books
ISBN-10: 184708138X
ISBN-13: 978-1847081384
Music: Black Poplar - Vin Garbutt
Vin Garbutt, local folk singer produced a four track CD celebrating the significance and history of the Black Poplar and the local area (Darlington, North East England).
Broadcast
-
Sat 19 Feb 201110:00
~RS~q~RS~~RS~z~RS~26~RS~){kind=small}