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Helen Macdonald, author of H Is For Hawk and Tim Birkhead, Professor of Behaviour and Evolution at the University of Sheffield and author of Bird Sense, share their experiences of observing birds closely and their pick of writing inspired by real and fictional birds, ahead of tonight鈥檚 performances of Stravinsky鈥檚 musical depictions of a nightingale and a firebird. Professor Birkhead鈥檚 recent research has been into the adaptive significance of egg shape in birds and Helen Macdonald won the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize and Costa Book Award for her writing about the year she spent training a goshawk.

Edited version broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 3 during tonight's interval.

Booking is not required for this event. Entry is on a first-come-first-served basis (doors open from 30 minutes before the event begins; capacity is limited).

Photo: Helen Macdonald (credit: Mike Birkhead) and Tim Birkhead