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The TLS PodcastPsychopomp and circumstanceThis week, Margaret Drabble explores how Dickens drew on his love of the macabre and grotesque to create literary magic; and Norma Clarke takes a tour around the British coast.'Dickens the enchanter: Inside the explosive imagination of the great storyteller', by Peter Conrad'The restless coast: A journey around the edge of Britain', by Roger Morgan-Grenville'Seascape: Notes from a changing coastline', by Matthew Yeomans'The Shetland Way: Community and climate crisis on my father’s islands', by Marianne BrownProduced by Charlotte Pardy Hoste...2025-04-1052 min
Voices of the CountrysideBeyond the Hedge: How Can we Engage Young People in the Countryside?In today's increasingly urbanised and digital society, young people are more disconnected from nature and the countryside than ever before. But in the absence of any kind of national plan to re-engage them with wildlife and ecosystems, how can parents and caregivers encourage kids to take an interest in the natural world, and what are the pitfalls to watch out for?
George Browne and Marcus Janssen discuss how they have shared their love of fieldsports with their children, and how this has fostered a love of nature in them. They swap theories about the right approaches - e...2024-08-2130 min
Voices of the CountrysideRoger Morgan-Grenville - Five Minutes in Heaven: Swifts Return to my GardenI got bored of waiting and got lucky with hope and practical activism
Don’t laugh, but I once nearly went into mainstream politics.
Never mind when and for whom, but let me reassure you that the dream was a short one. I came to the early conclusion that there was a limited amount that a thin-skinned Etonian of no settled world view and the attention span of a mayfly had to offer people fighting real battles in their everyday lives, let alone deal with volcanically unpredictable leaders elsewhere in the world.
Besides, the...2024-08-1209 minVoices of the CountrysideBeyond the Hedge: Hunting, Nature Restoration and the Power of StoriesA few months ago, I wrote a column on Scribehound called Ancient Hunting Stories: The Origins of Human Culture?. In it I explored the idea that aside from opposable thumbs, the thing that really sets humanity apart from other animals is our love of stories.
Stories follow (or subvert) patterns, and our brains are essentially pattern recognition engines, so we see narratives everywhere we look. What’s more, we are suckers for a good story, and we instinctively find an argument made through the medium of storytelling more compelling than one that is laid out in a...2024-08-0734 min
Voices of the CountrysideRoger Morgan-Grenville: From Doom to Dreams: The Five Types of Nature Writing [9 min listen]I unearth some home truths about nature writing and try to explain why it matters
For the last three mornings, I’ve been up at 4.00 am murdering adverbs.
I have just finished my book on Britain’s coastline, and my agent thinks I need to reduce the word count by about 4,000, of which at least a quarter will come from adverbs. She is right. Adverbs are what I do when I want to use emphasis to camouflage uncertainty (‘absolutely’), indicate humility when I don’t necessarily feel it (‘possibly’) or can’t think of anything else (‘actually’...2024-07-2009 min
Talking Books with Suzie Wilde & Tim O'KellyTalking Books - April 2024This month’s Talking Books starts on a bright day in April but the clocks aren’t striking thirteen when Suzie and Tim talk about their favourite reads this month. There’s an interview with Roger Morgan-Grenville about his latest book The Return of the Grey Partridge, written with the Duke of Norfolk about restoring biodiversity to his estate near Arundel. It’s beautifully illustrated by Claire Harrup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2024-04-2238 min
Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureTaking Stock: A Year Among Cows by Roger Morgan-GrenvillePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/600327to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Taking Stock: A Year Among Cows
Author: Roger Morgan-Grenville
Narrator: Kris Dyer
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 11 hours 55 minutes
Release date: July 28, 2022
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary:
Since highland cattle ransacked his grandmother's vegetable patch when he was six, Roger Morgan-Grenville has been fascinated by cows. So at the age of 61, with no farming experience, he signed on as a part- time labourer on a beef cattle farm to tell their side of the story. The result is this lyrical and evocative book. For 10,000 years, cow and human lives have...2022-07-2811h 55
Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureTaking Stock: A Year Among Cows by Roger Morgan-GrenvillePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/600327 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Taking Stock: A Year Among Cows Author: Roger Morgan-Grenville Narrator: Kris Dyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 55 minutes Release date: July 28, 2022 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: Since highland cattle ransacked his grandmother's vegetable patch when he was six, Roger Morgan-Grenville has been fascinated by cows. So at the age of 61, with no farming experience, he signed on as a part- time labourer on a beef cattle farm to tell their side of the story. The result is this lyrical and evocative book. For 10,000 years, cow and human lives...2022-07-2803 min
Scotland OutdoorsCurlew Conservationist Roger Morgan-GrenvilleMark Stephen presents the Scotland Outdoors podcast2022-05-0430 min
The 10Adventures PodcastWalking the United Kingdom for Curlew Conservation with Roger Morgan-GrenvilleOn today’s episode, we are joined by wildlife activist and adventurer, Roger Morgan-Grenville. Chair of the trustees for Curlew Action, a charity dedicated to the conservation of Curlews, Roger briefs us on the impact of climate and urbanization on wildlife. Recently, Roger embarked on a 50-day, 1,000mile walk from Lymington to Cape Wrath to raise awareness and funds for the endangered species.
Tune in as Roger shares with us his previous expeditions, and how he geared up for this demanding trek at the age of 62. Familiar with Shackleton’s incredible voyage across South Georgia Island? Well, Roge...2022-04-0428 min
The Daily GardenerApril 30, 2021 Goodbye April, Alice B. Toklas, Édouard Manet, A Perfect Spring Day, Liquid Gold by Roger Morgan-Grenville, and the Adirondack Botanical SocietyToday we celebrate the woman who was the life partner of American writer Gertrude Stein - and we’ll hear all about their wonderful garden at Bilignin. We'll also learn about the French modernist painter known for his peonies and peony art. We’ll hear an excerpt about a perfect spring day. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book that is pure gold - it’s all about an honest journey to beekeeping between two unlikely friends. And then we’ll wrap things up with the ten-year Anniversary of a botanical society located in Northern New York, about 4 hours nort...2021-04-3019 minScotland OutdoorsFollowing the Manx Shearwater from Scotland to the South Atlantic with Roger Morgan-GrenvilleMark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith chat to Roger about the remarkable life of the Manxie.2021-04-2828 min
Listen to New Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureShearwater: A Bird, an Ocean, and a Long Way Home by Roger Morgan-GrenvillePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/504176to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Shearwater: A Bird, an Ocean, and a Long Way Home
Author: Roger Morgan-Grenville
Narrator: Roger Morgan-Grenville
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 7 hours 9 minutes
Release date: April 22, 2021
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary:
A very personal mix of memoir and natural history from the author of Liquid Gold. Ten weeks into its life, a Manx shearwater chick will emerge from its burrow and fly 8,000 miles from the west coast of the British Isles to the South Atlantic. It will be unlikely to touch land again for...2021-04-227h 09
Listen to New Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureShearwater: A Bird, an Ocean, and a Long Way Home by Roger Morgan-GrenvillePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/504176 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shearwater: A Bird, an Ocean, and a Long Way Home Author: Roger Morgan-Grenville Narrator: Roger Morgan-Grenville Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 9 minutes Release date: April 22, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: A very personal mix of memoir and natural history from the author of Liquid Gold. Ten weeks into its life, a Manx shearwater chick will emerge from its burrow and fly 8,000 miles from the west coast of the British Isles to the South Atlantic. It will be unlikely to touch land again...2021-04-2203 min
Talking Books with Suzie Wilde & Tim O'KellyTalking Books - April 2021We are back in person at One Tree Books, ready for the bookshop to reopen to customers on 12 April. Besides my backlisted choice (this month: Clive James, Unreliable Memoirs) Tim will have his list of what’s coming out this month and I'll be talking to author Roger Morgan-Grenville. He was a soldier in the Royal Green Jackets for 9 years and led the first expedition to successfully retrace Shackleton's journey across the island of South Georgia. He was also a founder and first head fundraiser for the charity Help for Heroes. But he typically describes himself as ‘a passionate, but ta...2021-04-1353 min
Audio Book Club PodcastPart 2 of Liquid Gold by Roger Morgan-Grenville, from Mail+ Audio Book ClubEnjoy Part Two of the Daily Mail's extract from this beguiling account of two middle-aged men's hilarious and touching attempts to make their own honey after a random meeting in the pub, during which they discover that taking care of a hive of grumpy insects might just be the perfect antidote to a mid-life crisis. Mail+ Audio Book Club offers free audiobooks, extracts and radio plays from the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday to listen to anywhere via your favourite podcast apps or via the Mail + website.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2020-07-0110 min
Audio Book Club PodcastLiquid Gold by Roger Morgan-Grenville, from Mail+ Audio Book ClubEnjoy the Daily Mail's extract from this beguiling account of two middle-aged men's hilarious and touching attempts to make their own honey after a random meeting in the pub, during which they discover that taking care of a hive of grumpy insects might just be the perfect antidote to a mid-life crisis. Mail+ Audio Book Club offers free audiobooks, extracts and radio plays from the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday to listen to anywhere via your favourite podcast apps or via the Mail + website.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2020-06-2410 min
Experience the Story, Anywhere, Anytime With Free AudiobookLiquid Gold: Bees and the Pursuit of Midlife Honey Audiobook by Roger Morgan-GrenvilleListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.com/freeID: 507511
Title: Liquid Gold: Bees and the Pursuit of Midlife Honey
Author: Roger Morgan-Grenville
Narrator: Simon Mattacks
Format: Unabridged
Length: 06:02:53
Language: English
Release date: 03-05-20
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Genres: Science & Technology, Animals & Nature, History
Summary:
After a chance meeting in the pub, Roger Morgan-Grenville and his friend Duncan decide to take up beekeeping. Their enthusiasm matched only by their ignorance, they are pitched into an arcane world of unexpected challenges.
Coping with many setbacks along the way, they manage to create a colony of beehives, finishing two years...2020-03-056h 02
Listen to New Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureLiquid Gold: Bees and the Pursuit of Midlife Honey by Roger Morgan-GrenvillePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/507511to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Liquid Gold: Bees and the Pursuit of Midlife Honey
Author: Roger Morgan-Grenville
Narrator: Simon Mattacks
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 2 minutes
Release date: March 5, 2020
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary:
After a chance meeting in the pub, Roger Morgan-Grenville and his friend Duncan decide to take up beekeeping. Their enthusiasm matched only by their ignorance, they are pitched into an arcane world of unexpected challenges. Coping with many setbacks along the way, they manage to create a colony of beehives, finishing two years later with more honey than anyone knows...2020-03-056h 02
Listen to New Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureLiquid Gold: Bees and the Pursuit of Midlife Honey by Roger Morgan-GrenvillePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/507511 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Liquid Gold: Bees and the Pursuit of Midlife Honey Author: Roger Morgan-Grenville Narrator: Simon Mattacks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 2 minutes Release date: March 5, 2020 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: After a chance meeting in the pub, Roger Morgan-Grenville and his friend Duncan decide to take up beekeeping. Their enthusiasm matched only by their ignorance, they are pitched into an arcane world of unexpected challenges. Coping with many setbacks along the way, they manage to create a colony of beehives, finishing two years later with more honey than anyone...2020-03-0503 min