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Newsletter No. 20: ‘Giving it the David Attenboroughs’
In which I gatecrash a podcast, and share cool stuff by the likes of: Melissa Harrison • Luke Turner • Werner Herzog • Merlin Sheldrake • Robert Macfarlane • Gaby Wood • Caught by the River • Philip Hoare • and a host of talented extras.
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Book review: ‘Kilvert’s Diary’ by Francis Kilvert
The diary of a Victorian country curate.
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Giving fiascos a bad name
How not to make a simple three-minute podcast piece.
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19 July 2020
Weeding, and a spot of comet-watching.
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Gilbert White’s influence on Charles Darwin
To mark the 300th anniversary of his birth, a brief account of Rev. Gilbert White’s influence on Charles Darwin.
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17 July 2020
A crowded pool.
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16 July 2020
An early morning barn owl encounter.
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13 July 2020
A garden murder, and a drizzly trip to Bridestones Moor.
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12 July 2020
A special after-sunset.
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10 July 2020
Recognised by its ‘jizz’: my first Hebden Bridge whitethroat.
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5 July 2020
A wet week.
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Book review: ‘A Carnival of Losses’ by Donald Hall
Notes nearing ninety.