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Garden Walk Companion
Garden Walk Companion episodes
- 1a. Mind the Carriage!Read the podcast transcript for 'Mind the Carriage' - part of the Garden Companion Walk.5 min
- 1b. About Chiswick House'About Chiswick House' - part of the Garden Companion Walk - listen to the podcast or read the podcast transcript.3 min
- 2a. Chiswick as it Never Was?'The Shadow' by Michelle Penn - part of the Garden Companion Walk. Listen to the podcast or read the podcast transcript.3 min
- 2b. A Revolutionary Garden'A Revolutionary Garden' - part of the Garden Companion Walk - listen to the podcast or read the podcast transcript.2 min
- 3a. The Artist Admires His Handiwork'The Artist Admires His Handiwork' by Florence Read - part of the Garden Companion Walk - listen to the podcast or read the transcript.6 min
- 3b. The Obelisk, Lord Burlington and William KentNARRATOR: Burlington added the Obelisk to the garden in 1732. Built into its base is a classical sculpture of a […]3 min
- 4a. The Ionic TempleNARRATOR: I’m Andrew Motion and this is my poem about ‘The Ionic Temple at Chiswick House’. SIR ANDREW MOTION: Once […]1 min
- 4b. Chiswick after Lord BurlingtonNARRATOR: After Lord Burlington died in 1753, Chiswick House was inherited by his daughter, Charlotte, who married the 4th Duke […]2 min
- 5a. A Place of HealingNARRATOR: ‘A Place of Healing’ by Adults competition winner Jo Thomas. Constance: Another beautiful day Lydia, and in such perfect […]4 min
- 5b. A Peaceful AsylumNARRATOR: The Tuke brothers ran their mental asylum here at Chiswick for more than 35 years. Rather than prescribing drugs, […]2 min