Fen, Bog and Swamp by Annie Proulx

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Fen, Bog and Swamp by Annie Proulx: Discursive Thoughts on Wetlands

Discursive Thoughts on Wetlands

BBC Radio 4 - Fen, Bog and Swamp by Annie Proulx, Discursive Thoughts on Wetlands

Pulitzer Prize-winner Annie Proulx's short history of peatlands and the climate crisis.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Proulx explores the history, geography and ecological role of Earth’s wetlands.
Read by Lorelei King

Lifelong environmentalist Annie Proulx brings passion, vitality and rigour to a history of our wetlands. Exploring their history alongside human interactions with these liminal places, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'The Shipping News' and 'Brokeback Mountain' makes an elegant and compelling contribution to the debate around the climate crisis.

Written by Annie Proulx
Read by Lorelei King
Abridged by Patricia Cumper
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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Factual: Science & Nature: Nature & Environment

A short history of peatland destruction and its role in the climate crisis.

Book of the Week. A short history of peatland destruction and its role in the climate crisis.

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