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Open Country: Creative Island with Anneka Rice

Creative Island with Anneka Rice

BBC Radio 4 - Open Country, Creative Island with Anneka Rice

What makes the Isle of Wight one of the most creative places in the UK?

Anneka Rice’s favourite place on earth is the Isle of Wight.  As an accomplished and enthusiastic painter, its landscape and atmosphere have inspired her art for as long as she can remember. And she’s not alone. On today’s Open Country, Anneka sets out to discover why the island is one of the most creative places in the UK, famous for attracting poets, painters and photographers to its shores.  From legendary names such as Tennyson, Keats and Dickens, to modern-day local artists, Anneka considers whether it’s the sense of remoteness from the mainland, the ever-changing coastal landscape, the sense of community or something less tangible that inspires so much creativity.

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