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The English Fens

In Annie Proulx's passionate history of the planet's wetlands and the climate crisis, the prize-winning author investigates the draining of the English Fens. Read by Lorelei King

Lifelong environmentalist Annie Proulx brings passion, vitality and rigour to a history of our wetlands. Exploring their history alongside human interactions with these liminal places, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'The Shipping News' and 'Brokeback Mountain' makes an elegant and compelling contribution to the debate around the environmental crisis.

Politics, commerce and climate change collide as Proulx looks at the English Fens.

Written by Annie Proulx
Read by Lorelei King
Abridged by Patricia Cumper
Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

14 minutes

Last on

Wed 21 Sep 2022 00:30

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  • Tue 20 Sep 2022 09:45
  • Wed 21 Sep 2022 00:30