Writing tagged: ‘Melissa Harrison’
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Newsletter No. 21: ‘Positively sluggish’
Richard Mabey • Tim Dee • Mark Cocker • Amy Liptrot • Kathleen Jamie • Patti Smith • Alan Bennett • Melissa Harrison • Urban Birder • Patrick Wright • Clive James • and more…
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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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Bats podcast piece
I make a guest appearance in episode 16 of Melissa Harrison’s podcast ‘The Stubborn Light of Things’. Here’s an extended version.
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Newsletter No. 19: ‘Comfort Reading’
Melissa Harrison • Tim Dee • Horatio Clare • John Mitchinson • Ronald Blythe • Mary Beard • Benjamin Myers • Zack Arias • Eric Newby • greenland sharks • Maunsell forts • England rugby • Charles Darwin (obviously) • and more…
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Newsletter No. 15: ‘Semi-immersed’
Writing & research • milestones • Anthea Bell • island wardens • hillforts • pubs • oak trees • ancient ships • self-improvement • Mark Cocker • Jan Morris • Melissa Harrison • and more…
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Book review: ‘All Among the Barley’ by Melissa Harrison
Rural idylls weren’t quite as idyllic as they seemed.
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Newsletter No. 5: ‘Incongruous owl’
Dawn chorus • Simon Armitage • the invention of the telescope • huge, sprawling collaborations • Withnail & I • book smells • re-assembling Darwin’s research notes • converting walks into words • Daniel Dennett • writing letters • humanist politics • dentistry with stone tools • analysing penguin poo • Melissa Harrison • Robert Macfarlane • swallows • and more…
