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Lives in a Landscape

Series 18

Episode 2: Last Port of Call

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Alan Dein visits an old mariners' home on the banks of the River Mersey. These Merchant Navy sailors, and their widows, reflect on their seafaring lives. Show more

Lives in a Landscape

Series 18

Episode 3: Jam, Jerusalem and an Awful Lot of Glitter

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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What do the Women's Institute and the gay club scene in 1980s New York have in common? Julie Gatenby meets people preparing for Liverpool's legendary Vogue Ball. Show more

Lives in a Landscape

Series 18

Episode 4: Sails and Oars Only - Oyster Fishing on the Fal

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Alan Dein meets the fishermen of the Fal who still dredge oysters from sailing or rowing boats. Always precarious, their livelihoods now face a new threat - E coli in the water. Show more

Lives in a Landscape

Series 18

Episode 1: The Horses of Holme Wood

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Available for over a year

Bradford's Holme Wood estate boasts many dozens of horses; some are held as pets and others are used to collect scrap metal or pull caravans. The council wants the animals removed. Show more