Podcasts about atlantic edge

We talk to David Gange, author of Wainwright Prize 2020 shortlisted book The Frayed Atlantic Edge, about the inspiration behind his writing and his call to action for us all. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Take a coastal adventure with oral historian Sue Berman, and her review of David Grange's The Frayed Atlantic Edge: A Historian's Journey from Shetland to the Channel - a poetic and well-researched social and natural history born of a year-long kayaking journey. Listen to expert advice on a variety of popular titles rounded into two minutes of contemplation, curiosity and fun! You can find this book on our catalogue here: discover.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/iii/encore/record/C__Rb3710729

One morning in 1968, at 3am, and during a NATO military training exercise, Ceramic Artist Lotte Glob and her family arrived at Balnakeil with plans to make it their new home. In episode four of Atlantic Edge, Lotte and Ronnie Lansley - who arrived in 1981 - discuss the early days of Balnakeil Craft Village and how it went from nuclear early warning station to a thriving artistic community.

This month's episode of Atlantic Edge explores Smoo Cave - near Durness in the Scottish Highlands. Our guides Colin and Fraser tell us about the history and geology of this amazing natural wonder, and what they believe may be another hidden cave system waiting to be discovered.

Welcome to the second episode of Atlantic Edge - a series of podcasts that explore the people and places of Durness: the Scottish Highlands' most north-westerly community, located in the furthest corner of Sutherland. In our second episode, we meet Nicola, who after leaving Durness as a teenager decided to return several years later to set up a business.

Welcome to the first episode of Atlantic Edge – a series of podcasts that explore the people and places of Durness: the Scottish Highlands' most north-westerly community, located in the furthest corner of Sutherland. Our first episode is about remote Cape Wrath: the most North Westerly point of Scotland. No roads go to Cape Wrath but between Easter and mid-October it is possible to make the spectacular journey by a combination of boat and mini-bus to the impressive Cape Wrath lighthouse where you can enjoy the abundant wildlife and have a cup of tea in Britain’s remotest cafe. Hear from the people who make the tour happen and about the unforgettable experience enjoyed by visitors. To find out more about Cape Wrath go to http://www.visitcapewrath.com To find out more about this podcast visit http://www.atlanticedgeradio.wordpress.com

This lecture is concerned with the mid-twentieth-century Cumbrian poet Norman Nicholson. Far from being a late Lake District poet', Nicholson is chiefly a poet of northern England's Atlantic edge, the Cumbrian coastal strip. Yet his contemplative gaze almost never turns westward. He also refuses to produce a historical narrative of the area: here history is episodic, incoherent. Nor is Nicholson the poet of an `organic community'. He is rather a messianic poet for whom the coastal strip is an absolute boundary and spatial constraint. This forces the mind to think the impossible, vertical transaction, within which the idea of justice is crucial.

This lecture is concerned with the mid-twentieth-century Cumbrian poet Norman Nicholson. Far from being a late Lake District poet', Nicholson is chiefly a poet of northern England's Atlantic edge, the Cumbrian coastal strip. Yet his contemplative gaze almost never turns westward. He also refuses to produce a historical narrative of the area: here history is episodic, incoherent. Nor is Nicholson the poet of an `organic community'. He is rather a messianic poet for whom the coastal strip is an absolute boundary and spatial constraint. This forces the mind to think the impossible, vertical transaction, within which the idea of justice is crucial.