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James Lovelock

4 Extra Debut. Environmental scientist James Lovelock chooses poetry and prose including Orwell and Larkin read by Jenny Coverack and Bill Wallis. From February 2007.

Respected environmentalist and architect of the Gaia theory, James Lovelock reveals the poetry and prose that have influenced his life.

He's joined at his Launceston home by actors Jenny Coverack and Bill Wallis, who read entertaining snippets of his selections with gusto and gravitas.

Lovelock - a warm and engaging narrator - explains how works such as Gray's Elegy and The Purist by Ogden Nash have affected his outlook.

Producer: Viv Beeby

First broadcast on 麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4 in 2007.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 23 Sep 2018 02:15

Broadcasts

  • Thu 15 Feb 2007 11:30
  • Mon 19 Feb 2007 00:15
  • Sat 22 Sep 2018 14:15
  • Sun 23 Sep 2018 02:15

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