THE MAGPIES IN PICARDY & THE MIRACLE OF BIRDSONG
MAGPIES IN PICARDY (28 min)
The largely untold story of how soldiers in the stress of active service find comfort in the natural world.
From the historic testimony of men in trench warfare and a prison camp to the voices of soldiers in Bosnia and Afghanistan,wildlife is seen as a source of consolation in a world gone mad.
Includes a contribution by BBC Security Correspondent Frank Gardner on bird watching during the Iraq War.
THE MIRACLE OF BIRDSONG (30 min)
A delightful film about the music and language of many of our best loved birds including Thomas Hardy's poem "The Darkling Thrush" and Shelley's "Ode to a Skylark"
This is John Snape's fourth DVD production.
Previous films have been described as "Stunningly beautiful", "Very moving" and with suberb readings.
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