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The Running Hare

Bernard Hill

John Lewis-Stempel

Barry Johnston

David Roper

The Running Hare by John Lewis-Stempel: Episode 4

Episode 4

The Running Hare by John Lewis-Stempel

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Running Hare by John Lewis-Stempel, Episode 4

It's harvest time - but no traditional farmer would dream of using a combine harvester.

On John Lewis-Stempel’s farm it’s harvest time, but will he use a traditional combine harvester? Read by Bernard Hill.

A close up and intimate natural history by John Lewis-Stempel. By taking an abandoned field close to his farm, he observes in minute detail the behaviour of plants, birds and animals that are being displaced by agribusiness. In telling the story of one field, he tells the story of our countryside, our language, our religion and our food. But in transforming one field, he creates a haven for one particular animal close to his heart - the brown hare.

Part four brings us to harvest time, but no traditional farmer would dream of using a combine harvester.

Writer: John Lewis-Stempel
Abridger Barry Johnston
Reader: Bernard Hill

Producer: David Roper
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First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2016.

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A farmer wants to rediscover traditional practices. 

An intimate natural history by John Lewis-Stempel, about a farmer who wants to rediscover traditional practices. Abridged by Barry Johnston

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