Pliny's Naturalis Historia
Words by Pliny the Elder; music by Adrian Lee , Simon Rogers and Sylvia Hallett. Sean Barret and Mia Soteriou read excerpts from the Latin text of Pliny the Elder's observations of the animal kingdom, Naturalis Historia (AD 77), to a soundscape of specially composed music mixed with animal recordings gathered from Bristol's Natural History Unit. Adapted and produced by Kate McAII. The original Latin text, with an English translation, is available on the website at www.bbc.co.uk/radio3.