{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/af0e16de-9e4b-419b-b090-e1fe8c56f241/6881f911911cb5ab74cc2add?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Hedging Your Bets","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0ef81a8cbec7663cf149/1753348089997-ec11ba45-300e-4fb7-8fb4-b068317c3abf.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week, Norma Clarke explores the ancient arts of hedge-laying, thatching, hay-cutting and wood-turning; and highlights from this week's issue.</p><p><br></p><p>'Words from the Hedge: A hedgelayer’s view of the countryside', by Richard Negus</p><p>'Of Thorn and Briar: A year with the West Country hedgelayer', by Paul Lamb&nbsp;</p><p>'On the Roof: A thatcher’s journey', by Tom Allan</p><p>'Where Are the Fellows Who Cut the Hay?: How traditions from the past can shape our future', by Robert Ashton</p><p>'Ingrained: The making of a craftsman', by Callum Robinson</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Charlotte Pardy</p>","author_name":"The TLS"}