大象传媒

For many years writer and essayist Kathleen Jamie climbed the steep hill near her home and looked out across the view

鈥淵ou have a hawk's eye view of the Tay as it makes its entrance, curving round the hills upstream, to accept the waters of the river Earn and at once becomes estuarial鈥�

For many years this was her relationship with the River. This changes when when some Bronze Age swords and a wooden boat are dredged out of the River and she decides to venture out onto the river in a kayak

鈥淪uddenly, it wasn't enough to look from the side-lines. I wanted to participate, to get a sense for this majestic river as pre-historic people would.鈥�

One of five illustrated talks by different writers on the theme of the river.

Additional sound recordings by Chris Watson

Producer: Sarah Blunt

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in August 2016.