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* Letter from New Guinea

on BBC Radio 3

It tended to be like autumn in England but wetter.... Early missionaries who tried to get these highlanders to wear more clothing would have had greater success if they'd stressed the virtues of warmth rather than clothing.
The poet E. A. Markham reflects on his recent stint as media coordinator in Papua New Guinea.

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E. A. Markham

BBC Radio 3

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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