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Before 'Silent Spring'
Writers, scientists and environmental campaigners reflect on the figures whose ideas preceded the influential 1962 book Silent Spring and laid the foundations of the contemporary green movement
First Broadcast11 Oct 2010
Latest Broadcast15 Oct 2010
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Arts, Culture & the MediaDiscussion & TalkDocumentariesNature & Environment
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The Essay
Curt Meine on forester Aldo Leopold, author of a classic in American nature writing.
Oct 2010
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Botanist Sandy Knapp on Alfred Russel Wallace and his radical views on the environment.
Oct 2010
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The Essay
Indian eco-activist Vandana Shiva reflects on the Chipko protest and massacres of 1730.
Oct 2010
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The Essay
Richard Mabey on poet John Clare and his stark warnings about environmental destruction.
Oct 2010
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The Essay
Donald Worster on John Muir, the Scot who became an advocate for the American wilderness.
Oct 2010