This podcast is presented by George Monbiot, a British writer known for his environmental and political activism. He writes a weekly column for The Guardian, and is the author of a number of books, including Captive State: The Corporate Takeover of Britain (2000), Feral: Searching for Enchantment on the Frontiers of Rewilding (2013) and Out of the Wreckage: A New Politics in the Age of Crisis (2017) and Regenesis: feeding the world without devouring the planet (2022) . He is a winner of the Orwell Prize for Journalism. He is the founder of The Land is Ours, a campaign for the right of access to the countryside and its resources in the United Kingdom.
This podcast is part of the Earthcycle project by Orchestra of the Swan in collaboration with Stratford Literary Festival. Earthcycle contemplates humanity’s impact on Earth’s environment and the disruption of its natural rhythms. Science, Art, Literature and Music will combine to highlight the impact on UK nature & habitats of climate change and human progress. Supported with a series of live concerts, a digital concert, an album aimed at the audio streaming market (due 2024), and a series of four videos with accompanying podcast for primary schools supporting school workshops that give primary and visually impaired (VI) children an understanding of the delicate balance between nature and humans.