Gardening on air #4: Of Austen and arcadia
Did you know the 18th century landscape designer Humphry Repton turns up in Jane Austen’s novel, Mansfield Park? No, I …
Did you know the 18th century landscape designer Humphry Repton turns up in Jane Austen’s novel, Mansfield Park? No, I …
A little poetry today, written by Andrew Young, a 19th-century Scottish botanist and clergyman who is said to have seen …
Quotes from the priceless interview with Michael Caine for the Christmas edition of Desert Island Discs, which I’ve only just …
Another little occasional strand for the New Year here: as well as being an avid book-reader, I’m an obsessive Radio …