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Underland by Robert Macfarlane: 2. Catacombs

Underland by Robert Macfarlane

2. Catacombs

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Underland by Robert Macfarlane, 2. Catacombs

Robert Macfarlane's travels towards a city's catacombs - but which one?

Robert Macfarlane reads his urban and somewhat unnerving adventure as he travels towards a city’s catacombs.

Robert Macfarlane describes his travels in various worlds beneath our feet.

This time the adventure is urban. He travels towards a city's catacombs: 

"Late in the morning we drop down a set of staircases to a point named on the maps as Hell Well."

Read by the author.

Abridged by Katrin Williams.

Producer:  Duncan Minshull

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2019.

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