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2. Art, Love and Mortality

Episode 2 of 5

Berger reflects how paintings depict time and how we value the landscape around us. Read by Simon McBurney and Harriet Walter.

John Berger meditates on art, love and mortality - specifically how paintings depict time and how we understand the physical landscape around us.

Illustrated by sketches from the islands of Scotland and Berger's beloved Haute-Savoie mountains.

Simon McBurney reads Berger's most personal book: part essay, part poetry collection, part memoir and love letter.

McBurney also shares memories of John Berger and the house and landscape that inspired the book in the early 1980s.

Harriet Walter reads his poetry.

Abridged and produced by Simon Richardson.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2017.

15 minutes

On radio

Next Tuesday 08:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

Reader Simon McBurney
Reader Harriet Walter
Author John Berger
Abridger Simon Richardson
Producer Simon Richardson

Broadcasts

  • Tue 4 Apr 2017 09:45
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Wed 5 Apr 2017 00:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Tue 15 Feb 2022 14:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 16 Feb 2022 02:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Next Tuesday 08:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Next Tuesday 13:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Next Tuesday 19:30
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  • Next Wednesday 03:30
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