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The Essay

Meanings of Mountains

Episode 5: Peru

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Javier Lizarzaburu explores how Pariacaca, home of an Inca oracle and once site of a shrine and ritual, lives on, and what the mountain means to Peruvians now. Show more

The Essay

Meanings of Mountains

Episode 1: Japan

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Writer and artist Stephen Gill explores the complex feelings that the Japanese have for Mount Ogura. While the moutain inspires poets, it also has an illegal rubbish tip. Show more

The Essay

Meanings of Mountains

Episode 2: China

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Howard Zhang reveals how the sacred mountains of China have inspired poets and painters for millennia. But what do they mean to the recently rich and mobile population of today? Show more

The Essay

Meanings of Mountains

Episode 3: Slovenia

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

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Slovenian diplomat Matej Zatonjsek reveals how mountains are more than a beautiful backdrop for his people - they are crucial to their sense of self and national identity. Show more

The Essay

Meanings of Mountains

Episode 4: Scotland

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Available for over a year

Poet Kenneth Steven considers his own relationship to the peaks of the Scottish highlands, and what they mean to the Gaels, urban Scots and writers. Show more