The Essay: Into The Wild

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Essays from leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond.

Leading writers on arts, history, philosophy, science, religion and beyond, themed across a week - insight, opinion and intellectual surprise.

The Essay: Into the Wild: Bird Song and Resonance

Into the Wild

Bird Song and Resonance

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, Into the Wild, Bird Song and Resonance

Raymond Antrobus remembers his time spent living in Oklahoma City during the pandemic.

London-born poet Raymond Antrobus remembers his time spent living in Oklahoma City during the pandemic.

Five writers living in towns and cities across the UK explore their relationship with the natural world and with the canon of British nature writing. In this first essay, London-born poet Raymond Antrobus remembers his time spent living in Oklahoma City during the pandemic. 

Producer: Olivia Humphreys

The Essay: Into the Wild

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Five writers explore their relationship with the natural world and British nature writing.

Five writers living in towns and cities across the UK explore their relationship with the natural world and with the canon of British nature writing.

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