First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Episode 3 of Barry Lopez’s lyrical conjuring of the Arctic considers the mass migrations of animals and the age-old traditions of hunting in the polar region. Kyle Soller reads Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
In prose that sparkles like polar ice crystals Lopez delights in his encounters with the elusive inhabitants of this mysterious, frozen land. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
In prose of muscular beauty, read by Kyle Soller, Lopez contemplates the well-adapted existence of one of the few large animal survivors of the ice age, the muskoxen. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
In Episode 4 of Arctic Dreams Lopez battles through stormy polar seas, marvelling at colossal ice-cliffs and mind-blown by the celestial light-show of the aurora borealis. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FM
Kyle Soller reads the last episode of Lopez’s masterpiece of nature writing in which he meditates on humanity’s connection and responsibility to the fragile land of the Arctic. Show more