Writers of The Riviera
11/03/20 • 39 min
Prof. Iain Stewart and guests discuss the long history of authors who have been inspired by the English Riviera, from Charles Darwin, Oscar Wilde, Dame Agatha Christie and many more right up to the writers of today. They explore how literature and culture can be used to improve wellbeing and inclusion for members of the local community.
Featuring: Heather Soderlind who chairs both the International Agatha Christie Festival and Literature Works for South West England, Dr. Kevin Dixon, local historian and member of the Torbay Culture Board, and Matt Newbury, a manager at Torre Abbey and author of popular wild swimming and walking books.
With thanks to 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
Prof. Iain Stewart and guests discuss the long history of authors who have been inspired by the English Riviera, from Charles Darwin, Oscar Wilde, Dame Agatha Christie and many more right up to the writers of today. They explore how literature and culture can be used to improve wellbeing and inclusion for members of the local community.
Featuring: Heather Soderlind who chairs both the International Agatha Christie Festival and Literature Works for South West England, Dr. Kevin Dixon, local historian and member of the Torbay Culture Board, and Matt Newbury, a manager at Torre Abbey and author of popular wild swimming and walking books.
With thanks to 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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