Tag Archives: Radio 4

Norman’s Pond

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Francis Pryor

First some sensational news: my new book, The Fens is going to be the BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week from July 8th-12th!!! This will involve 15-minute readings (not by me), which are broadcast twice daily, most often in … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Landscape, My life | Tagged BBC, Book of the Week, fens, ferry, Flag Fen, Heffers, Holme Fen, King's Lynn, Professor Norman Moore, Radio 4, Wicken Fen | Leave a comment

‘Making History’, Radio 4: Your Hero Rides Again

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Francis Pryor

I love doing radio and of course Radio 4 is la crème de la crème. There’s nothing else remotely like it anywhere in the world. And rather like our Town and Country Planning Laws (see The Making, p. 573), ‘we … Continue reading →

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Samantha: a Suggestion

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Francis Pryor

Today I was working in the barn, getting things ready for the ewes coming in after Christmas. Although the tractor was making a terrible din, I had an old radio turned on in the background. My sheepdog enjoys Radio 4, … Continue reading →