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A Point of View: Taking Time

22/12/2023

Taking Time

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Michael Morpurgo takes us on a frosty walk near his home in Devon.

Michael Morpurgo reflects on the joys of taking your time, recorded on a walk near his home in Devon.

Michael Morpurgo reflects on why Christmas is the perfect time of year for 'taking your time.'    

In a special edition of A Point of View, recorded on a walk near his home in Devon, Michael invites us to enjoy with him the crispness of a frosty morning, the dry leaves crunching underfoot and the 'frantic flurry of splashing and quacking ducks'. 

He takes us to his favourite wood, past the hill he used to roll down, his children rolled down and now his grandchildren, and on to the River Torridge where, a few days ago, he sighted an otter for the first time in 50 years - 'the best Christmas present I've ever had'.  

Producer: Adele Armstrong 
Recording and sound design: Andy Fell 
Production coordinator: Gemma Ashman 
Editor: Richard Fenton-Smith.

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