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Proms Plus: Swans

Sacha Dench, who in 2017 flew the 7,000 mile migration route of Bewick swans in a paraglider, talks about these magical birds, symbols of eternal love and wild longing.

In 2017, Sacha Dench, founder of Conservation Without Borders, flew the 4,000 mile migration route of Bewick swans from Arctic Russia to the UK in a paraglider. Drawing on her experience, the 鈥楬uman Swan鈥� talks about the birds that have become symbolic of love, beauty, and mystery. Dance critic Sarah Crompton talks about the numerous productions of Swan Lake that she has seen and why the ballet has become such a staple of the repertoire.. Presenter Hetta Howes.

Producer: Torquil MacLeod

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