Adam Thorpe's Silbury Hill

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moss Aug 18, 2014 10:25:17

Just a head's up. you can probably catch it on BBCI player

Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4 this week is Adam Thorpe’s On Silbury Hill

"The novel pays personal tribute to the Neolithic monument. The base of Silbury Hill covers five acres of Wiltshire turf that has not seen the daylight for 4,300 years. Adam Thorpe has known the place since he was 13 years old. Abridged by Jill Waters. Read by Philip Franks. Broadcast daily from 9:45 – I0:00am."

moss Aug 18, 2014 10:29:00

Replying to moss

Don't know why that appeared under Northern Ireland but of course Silbury Hill resides within the chalky downs of Wiltshire. Think it's TMA not me ;)

tjj Aug 20, 2014 17:23:44

Replying to moss

Enjoying this a lot, though listening early evening rather than in the morning. In today's episode he talks about the Marlborough Mound then veers off to Stonehenge, talking about it in some archaeological depth. The only thing that jarred was when he likened SH to Tesco as opposed to Avebury being Waitrose. I've never been given a free newspaper at Avebury.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04fc21r