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Underland by Robert Macfarlane: 1. Caves

Underland by Robert Macfarlane

1. Caves

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Underland by Robert Macfarlane, 1. Caves

Robert Macfarlane reads his musings on the worlds beneath our feet.

4 Extra Debut. Robert Macfarlane reads his musings on the worlds beneath our feet, before he sets off on a memorable cave journey.

Robert Macfarlane muses on the worlds beneath our feet. 

In this the Anthropocene Age, life underground is ecologically and delicately poised...and then he recalls a vivid cave journey in the Mendips, with his friend Sean:

"The entry is awkward, a body-bending downwards wriggle before a drop..."

Read by the author.

Abridged in five parts by Katrin Williams.

Producer:  Duncan Minshull.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2019.

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