1. Growing Up
Powerful account of James Rebanks's life as a traditional sheep farmer in the Lake District. Read by Bryan Dick.
Some people's lives are entirely their own creations. James Rebanks' isn't.
The first son of a shepherd, who was the first son of a shepherd himself, he and his family have lived and worked in and around the Lake District for generations.
It's a life lived according to the demands of the seasons.
Sheep are sent to the fells in the Summer and making the hay.
In Autumn flocks are replenished - followed by the gruelling toil of keeping the sheep alive.
Light-headedness comes with spring, as the lambs are born and the sheep get ready to return to the fells.
Through James's eyes, we see that the Lake District is not a playground or a scenic backdrop, it's a working landscape that needs sheep and its farmers to survive.
Abridged in five parts by Sian Preece.
Read by Bryan Dick.
Music: "The Nightshift", Country Escape, 蜜芽传媒 Production Music 蜜芽传媒PM031.
Producer: Kirsteen Cameron
First broadcast on 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 in April 2015.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Bryan Dick |
| Author | James Rebanks |
| Abridger | Sian Preece |
| Producer | Kirsteen Cameron |
Broadcasts
Mon 13 Apr 2015 09:45蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 FM- Tue 14 Apr 2015 00:30蜜芽传媒 Radio 4
- Mon 28 Mar 2016 14:45蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 29 Mar 2016 02:45蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 20 Jan 2020 14:45蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 21 Jan 2020 02:45蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 24 Feb 2025 08:30蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 24 Feb 2025 13:30蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 24 Feb 2025 19:30蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 25 Feb 2025 03:30蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 Extra
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