Five minutes of civilised calm, recorded in East London, as the capital starts to wake up. Sign up at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com
With a poem by Philip Larkin, To The Sea.
"Everything crowds under the low horizon:
Steep beach, blue water, towels, red bathing caps..."
From the show:
Opening/closing music courtesy of Chillhop: Philanthrope, Leavv - What Was Before https://chll.to/d6b0ec27
On this day: 4th June, 1940, Britain completes the miracle of Dunkirk, rescuing 338,226 stranded troops from France with an improvised flotilla of 800 boats.
On this day: 4th June, 1910, Christopher Cockerell, the inventor of the hovercraft, is born in Cambridge.
Music to wake you up – I Still Believe by Frank Turner
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