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Man of Action

on BBC Radio 3

' I've always been mad about animals-but music has run them a close second in my affections! '
So says Gerald Durrell , author, traveller, zoo-keeper par excellence, and founder of the Jersey Wildlife Trust. This afternoon, with the aid of a personal choice of records that includes some Vivaldi (which reminds him of wild strawberry tart), Mozart (which reminds him of a Pekinese rescued in Bournemouth), not to mention music from Greece, the Congo and Paraguay (which reminds him of revolutions), he talks about his work and his family - and other animals

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About BBC Radio 3

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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