Radio English

Episode 29: Isabella Tree


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In today’s episode we’re discussing the radio 4 Desert Island Discs interview with Isabella Tree, a conservationist and writer. We explain words connected with nature, such as ‘scrub’ and ‘biodiversity’. We discuss the  language used in the interview when talking about doubt and unpleasant thoughts. like, ‘losing your nerve’, a ‘niggling feeling’ and a worry that ‘gnaws away’ at someone as well as the joy of having an ‘epiphany’ and what it means if you ‘turn something around’

Read through the notes for this episode on my blog

Links mentioned

Isabella's website

The Knepp estate website 

Novel called The Island

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Radio EnglishBy Jessica Shattock

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