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4. Arctic Trip

Episode 4 of 5

Marcus Sedgwick’s meditation on snow prompts him to recall his own trip to the Arctic Circle. Read by Jonathan Firth.

Of all weathers, snow is the one that has always affected the author Marcus Sedgwick the most.

Five years ago, he and his partner bought a mountain house, an old chalet d’alpage high in the Haute Savoie of eastern France.

Here for the first time he understands how snow can really shape the rhythms of daily life and during his first full winter in the mountains, he appreciates the hard daily labour involved in clearing proper alpine snow from the path outside his house.

In this episode, his new home prompts him to recall explorations of other snowy landscapes including his own trip to the Arctic Circle and that of the great explorer Scott as he headed for the South Pole.

Abridged by Katrin Williams

Read by Jonathan Firth.

Producer: Julian Wilkinson

First broadcast on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 in December 2016.

15 minutes

Last on

Fri 15 Dec 2023 02:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Author Marcus Sedgwick
Abridger Katrin Williams
Producer Julian Wilkinson
Reader Jonathan Firth

Broadcasts

  • Thu 29 Dec 2016 09:45
  • Fri 30 Dec 2016 00:30
  • Thu 14 Dec 2023 07:00
  • Thu 14 Dec 2023 12:00
  • Thu 14 Dec 2023 17:00
  • Fri 15 Dec 2023 02:00

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