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Back to EpisodesHaving courage of mind, English hedges, and our Venerable companion closes Book 1.
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Listener mail is warmly welcomed 🙋♀️
Good morning. I would be so delighted if you would join me for a quarter of an hour in my garden in the south west corner of the British Isles, where neither motorway nor city be there (true fact about Dorset!).
Today I encourage us all to have the courage of our own minds; we look at English hedges and we bring to a close Bede’s first book. There are five in total, so we are a fifth of a way through his epic history. Bravo if you’ve stayed with me thus far.
I’d be so grateful if some kind person could feedback as to whether my garden is too noisy a spot. I only hear the birds but there is a nearby road, alas. 🙋♀️🌳
Gretel le Maître likes to look for the beauty and curiosities in life, one day at a time. She shares with you snippets from books about history, art and literature and regularly takes you on adventures to new locations, to explore churches, cathedrals and architecture. We’ve reached over 80,000 downloads.
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Previous guests include historian Tom Holland; Sir Richard Eyre; Actors Guy Henry and Enzo Cilenti; Art historian Philip Mould; Writer David Willem; Author Nicola Cornick; Composer Matthew Coleridge; Vicar Angela T...