Alice Oswald’s long poem ‘Dart’ provides a journey in verse from the source of the River Dart all the way to the sea. We take the same journey using the poem as our guide. We hope to unlock our inner poets and verify all the locations mentioned in ‘Dart’. We certainly had a lovely day out - on the moor and on a steam train!<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Alice Oswald’s long poem ‘Dart’ provides a journey in verse from the source of the River Dart all the way to the sea. We take the same journey using the poem as our guide. We hope to unlock our inner poets and verify all the locations mentioned in ‘Dart’. We certainly had a lovely day out - on the moor and on a steam train! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alice Oswald’s long poem ‘Dart’ provides a journey in verse from the source of the River Dart all the way to the sea. We take the same journey using the poem as our guide. We hope to unlock our inner poets and verify all the locations mentioned in ‘Dart’. We certainly had a lovely day out - on the moor and on a steam train! Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Alice Oswald’s DART Part 1: Dartmoor to Buckfastleigh on foot, in a car – and on a steam train!

Forget Downton Abbey or The Crown, we use classic novels to guide you through the Britain of today and yesterday.&nbsp;Every podcast, Lloyd &amp; Tim – two funny book-loving blokes – take you on a walk or a road trip, using a well-known novel as the only guide.&nbsp;Great literature, amazing landscapes and general laughter guaranteed with every episode. Your presenters are:<img src="https://thecuriouslyspecificbookclub.files.wordpress.com/2022/03/img_0104-2.jpg?w=350"> ﻿Tim Wright&nbsp;(r):&nbsp;digital writer/consultant for web, mobile, radio, TV, theatre. Half of <a href="http://xpt.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">xpt.com</a>. Former Head of Immersive at NFTS. Web&nbsp;<a href="http://timwright.typepad.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>, Twitter&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/moongolfer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. Lloyd Shepherd&nbsp;(l): author of 4 novels:&nbsp;The English Monster.&nbsp;The Poisoned Island.&nbsp;Savage Magic.&nbsp;The Detective and the Devil. Also does digital product development. Web&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lloydshepherd.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>, Twitter&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/lloydshep" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Forget Downton Abbey or The Crown, we use classic novels to guide you through the Britain of today and yesterday.   Every podcast, Lloyd & Tim – two funny book-loving blokes – take you on a walk or a road trip, using a well-known novel as the only guide.   Great literature, amazing landscapes and general laughter guaranteed with every episode. Your presenters are: ﻿Tim Wright (r): digital writer/consultant for web, mobile, radio, TV, theatre. Half of xpt.com. Former Head of Immersive at NFTS. Web here, Twitter here. Lloyd Shepherd (l): author of 4 novels: The English Monster. The Poisoned Island. Savage Magic. The Detective and the Devil. Also does digital product development. Web here, Twitter here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Forget Downton Abbey or The Crown, we use classic novels to guide you through the Britain of today and yesterday.&nbsp;Every podcast, Lloyd &amp; Tim – two funny book-loving blokes – take you on a walk or a road trip, using a well-known novel as the only guide.&nbsp;Great literature, amazing landscapes and general laughter guaranteed with every episode. Your presenters are: ﻿Tim Wright&nbsp;(r):&nbsp;digital writer/consultant for web, mobile, radio, TV, theatre. Half of <a href="http://xpt.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">xpt.com</a>. Former Head of Immersive at NFTS. Web&nbsp;<a href="http://timwright.typepad.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>, Twitter&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/moongolfer" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>. Lloyd Shepherd&nbsp;(l): author of 4 novels:&nbsp;The English Monster.&nbsp;The Poisoned Island.&nbsp;Savage Magic.&nbsp;The Detective and the Devil. Also does digital product development. Web&nbsp;<a href="http://www.lloydshepherd.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>, Twitter&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/lloydshep" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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