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Flying north for spring

Mark Radcliffe explores the wonder of migration, as birds begin flying thousands of miles back to our islands.

With music by The Young'uns, Karine Polwart, Sandy Denny, Gwilym Bowen Rhys, Sam Shackleton, Simon & Garfunkel, Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita, and more.

57 minutes

Music Played

  • Mary Chapin Carpenter, Julie Fowlis, Karine Polwart

    You Know Where You Are

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ward Bound

  • Skinny Lister

    Plough On

  • Shirley and Dolly Collins

    My Bonny Cuckoo

  • Sam Shackleton

    Cuckoo Bird

  • The Young’uns

    Lapwings

  • Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita

    Clarach

  • Cara Dillon

    She's Like the Swallow

  • Gwilym Bowen Rhys

    Wennol Fwyn (Gentle Swallow)

  • Dave Swarbrick with Martin Carthy and Diz Disley

    Bottom of the Punchbowl / The Swallow Tail / The Marquis of Tullybardine

  • Paul Brady

    Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore

  • Liz Overs

    Snow Moon

  • Fairport Convention

    Who Knows Where The Time Goes?

Broadcast

  • Wed 5 Mar 2025 21:00