The Essay - Land and Sea and Sky
Artists living around the UK coast describe the personal, cultural and imaginitive importance of residing there
The Essay - Land and Sea and Sky - Chris Wood
Folk singer and songwriter Chris Wood, who lives in Faversham, explores how the sea, the sky and the marshes in Kent's mudflat region have all shaped his sensibility and concerns.
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The Essay - Land and Sea and Sky - Episode 2
Poet and essayist Jeremy Hooker discusses his early life spent on the south coast, on the shore of the Solent, contrasting it with where he resides now - in West Wales.
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The Essay - Land and Sea and Sky - Michael Bird
Writer Michael Bird, who lives in St Ives in Cornwall, discusses the rejuvenating effect of the light, the weather, the waves and even the people there.
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The Essay - Land and Sea and Sky - Out of the Marvellous
Poet Katrina Porteous, who lives in the Northumbrian village of Beadnell, on how that area of coast has shaped the way of life of a community and her own artistic creation.
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The Essay - Land and Sea and Sky - Over the Water: Writing Belonging
Dramatist and singer Lizzie Nunnery on growing up in Liverpool and taking the city's beaches for granted. She explains the character of the people and her sensibility as a writer.
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