Today's Inspiration
11/03/20 • 46 min
In this episode Prof. Iain Stewart explores how the extraordinary landscape and heritage of the Geopark area is inspiring creativity across a wide range of cultural practitioners including writers, poets, artists and composers.
Featuring:
Chrystine Jones, Geopark Ambassador Artist
Hugh Nankivell, Composer, songwriter and music leader who was Musical Director and Conductor for Earth Echoes, the opening ceremony for the 7th International Conference on Global Geoparks held in Torquay in 2016.
Adam Neville, Author whose stories have been inspired by the local landscape and features.
Becky Nuthall, Geopark Ambassador Artist, published poet and board member of Torbay Culture.
Nathalie Palin, Creative Director for Torbay Culture’s Great Place Scheme
With thanks to our series supporters, The English Riviera, Naturally Inspiring, and The Sustainable Earth Institute, University of Plymouth.
Series Producers: Melanie Border and David Randall
Editor: David Randall
©English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark
In this episode Prof. Iain Stewart explores how the extraordinary landscape and heritage of the Geopark area is inspiring creativity across a wide range of cultural practitioners including writers, poets, artists and composers.
Featuring:
Chrystine Jones, Geopark Ambassador Artist
Hugh Nankivell, Composer, songwriter and music leader who was Musical Director and Conductor for Earth Echoes, the opening ceremony for the 7th International Conference on Global Geoparks held in Torquay in 2016.
Adam Neville, Author whose stories have been inspired by the local landscape and features.
Becky Nuthall, Geopark Ambassador Artist, published poet and board member of Torbay Culture.
Nathalie Palin, Creative Director for Torbay Culture’s Great Place Scheme
With thanks to our series supporters, The English Riviera, Naturally Inspiring, and The Sustainable Earth Institute, University of Plymouth.
Series Producers: Melanie Border and David Randall
Editor: David Randall
©English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark
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Early Humans
In this episode Prof. Iain Stewart unravels the story of human history and explores how the human story is fundamentally evidenced in the English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark. He is guided on this journey by leading experts in this field, Prof. Chris Stringer, Research Leader in Human Evolution at the Natural History Museum London, and Prof. Paul Pettitt who is Professor of Palaeolithic Archaeology at Durham University.
Series Producers: Melanie Border and David Randall
Editor: David Randall
©English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark
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This week Prof. Iain Stewart is joined by Dr Jenny Bennett, who chairs the Geology section at the Devonshire Association, and Malcolm Hart, Emeritus Professor at the University of Plymouth and Chair of the Geoscientific committee of the Geopark, to explore how past climate and sea level change has left its mark on the Geopark area, the causes of these changes and implications for the future.
With thanks to our series supporters, The English Riviera, Naturally Inspiring, and The Sustainable Earth Institute, University of Plymouth.
Series Producers: Melanie Border and David Randall
Editor: David Randall
©English Riviera UNESCO Global Geopark
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