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255. A quest to explore the magic of flight with Lev Parikian
Season 18 · Episode 15

255. A quest to explore the magic of flight with Lev Parikian

The Plodcast · Our Media

July 16, 202447m 57s

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Show Notes

The Plodcast heads to the dreamy surrounds of Richmond Park in south-west London to discuss the wonders of flights with author and conductor Lev Parikian. Along the way, Lev and Plodcast host Fergus Collins encounter a host of examples of strange and exotic winged creatures.


Lev's book Taking Flight: How Animals Learned to Fly and Transformed Life on Earth is published by Elliott and Thompson


The music Lev mentioned in the Plodcast was:

Olivier Messiaen – Catalogue d'oiseaux

Einojuhani Rautavaara - Cantus Arcticus 

Igor Stravinsky - Right of Spring


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Produced by Jack Bateman and Lewis Dobbs. Music written and performed by Blair Dunlop.


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