This Natural Life
This Natural Life
Podcast Description
In this new series, Martha Kearney explores the importance of the natural world in the lives of her guests. Each person she meets takes her to a rural location which means something to them, and describes the role nature has played in their life, explaining how it has shaped, influenced or fascinated them. In the process she gains surprising new insights into some well-known faces – from Cate Blanchett, who talks about her love of bee-keeping, to Martin Clunes, who takes Martha on a walk with his five dogs before rolling up his sleeves to scrub his horse’s hooves in preparation for the village show. Delia Smith, James Dyson, Ajoa Andoh and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall are all on Martha’s guest list. This series celebrates the power and mystery of the natural world, and finds reasons to be optimistic about its future.
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Focused on the interplay between personal experiences and the natural world, this series delves into themes such as environmental conservation, childhood connections to nature, and the therapeutic benefits of outdoor activities, featuring episodes with celebrities like Cate Blanchett discussing bee-keeping and Martin Clunes sharing his rural adventures.
In this new series, Martha Kearney explores the importance of the natural world in the lives of her guests.
Each person she meets takes her to a location which means something to them, and describes the role nature has played in their life, explaining how it has shaped, influenced or fascinated them.
In the process she gains surprising new insights from some well-known faces – from Cate Blanchett, who talks about her love of bee-keeping, to Martin Clunes, who takes Martha on a walk with his five dogs before rolling up his sleeves to scrub his horse’s hooves in preparation for the village show. Delia Smith, James Dyson, Adjoa Andoh and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall are all on Martha’s guest list.
This series celebrates the power and mystery of the natural world, and finds reasons to be optimistic about its future.
Antony Gormley’s sculptures on Crosby beach are one his best-known works. In this programme, he shows Martha Kearney around the sculptures, and talks about his relationship with the natural world – especially the sea. The artwork in Merseyside consists of one hundred male figures cast in metal, and based on Antony’s own body. As they are submerged with the rising and falling tides, their form evolves and changes, and they become rusty and encrusted with sealife. He describes one of them as “a participatory artwork made by me and a whole community of barnacles.” As they stroll along the shore listening to the seabirds, Martha asks Antony about the inspiration he draws from the natural world, and what it means to him.
Producer: Emma Campbell
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