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The Other Place: A journey into the Underworld with the Witch of Endor

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Samira Ahmed

(image from Genius.com) At the age of 6 or so I drew a picture pretty similar to this one in my school RE lesson and it’s been a question in my mind ever since and inspired my latest Something Understood … Continue reading →

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Plankton of the midsummer air

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Samira Ahmed

This week’s Something Understood takes its title Inebriate of the Air, from an Emily Dickinson poem about the insect heavy honeyed thickness of midsummer light and air. And insect and bird sounds (swifts) dominate this programme. Entomologist Ross Piper helps us … Continue reading →

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