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Episode 8
Temperatures on the narrowboat dip below zero, so Sally takes the advice of Virginia Woolf and stays in bed to read poetry. She immerses herself in The Child’s Story, by the Oxford writer Elizabeth J…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
The Green Lady
Episode 7
On a cold boat, Sally is warmed by her fire, the sound of her neighbours, and the cathartic practice of “speaking in tongues”, a technique she learned as a very young child from her aunt, who ran an…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago
These Words Will Not Wait
Episode 6
Sally leaves a frosty boat and travels to Gloucestershire to meet her friend and fellow author Alice Jolly. They talk about Alice’s epic experimental novel, Mary Ann Sate, Imbecile, which is written …
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Sweet Airs
Episode 5
Sally takes a swim in the river after a few days’ absence from the boat, reflecting on how her natural surroundings fuel her writing. Her thoughts turn to her mother, who loved music; and she plays a…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Cerian
Episode 4
A robin visits Sally’s boat, and she reflects on the importance of quietness and concentration in the creative process. Inspecting a patch of the meadow which she shares with other boat owners, she t…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
A Reading Life, A Writing Life with Sally Bayley
Episode 3
Sally invites us into her life on the boat, a life lived in close connection to nature, powered by sunlight from her solar panels. We hear how a water pump works, and witness a daddy long legs making…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago