tjj
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'Love of Country' - Lewis
Dec 23, 2016, 16:03
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I caught R4's Book of the Week by accident at 12.30am this morning (yesterday really). Iona, Rum, St Kilda and Jura are the other episodes - all available online. By Madeleine Bunting.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0858w45#play
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Howburn Digger
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Re: 'Love of Country' - Lewis
Dec 23, 2016, 18:04
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The first one - the Jura one - was fascinating. Mostly about Orwell's time on Jura at Barnhill. It brought back some memories.
https://youtu.be/fqQ0hAi1QCQ
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Markoid
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Edited Dec 23, 2016, 20:04
Re: 'Love of Country' - Lewis
Dec 23, 2016, 20:02
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Ever been to Jura? There is absolutely nothing there. A few buildings and a visitors centre. No disco or anything!
The wildlife is fairly good though..if you have a couple of weeks to spare!
Iona is fairly nice though.
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tjj
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Re: 'Love of Country' - Lewis
Dec 23, 2016, 20:21
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Howburn Digger wrote: The first one - the Jura one - was fascinating. Mostly about Orwell's time on Jura at Barnhill. It brought back some memories.
https://youtu.be/fqQ0hAi1QCQ
The above link is about the Ascent of Bienn an Oir in 2001 - maybe your customary drollness HD :)
Have just listened to the Jura episode and as you say it is a fascinating insight into George Orwell's life at Barnhill. I didn't know the inspiration for his novel 1984 came from his time there.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08575fm
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CARL
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Re: 'Love of Country' - Lewis
Dec 23, 2016, 23:55
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Jura certainly has a'remote' feel about it.
Iona is one of my favorite places - beautiful
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moss
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Re: 'Love of Country' - Lewis
Dec 24, 2016, 07:33
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Been listening all week, her book which is a definite must is Madeline Bunting - Love of Country - a Hebridean Journey. Her other book is about this part of the countryside, The Plot - A Biography of an English Acre. She has the art of melding history.....
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