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Testament, diversity in nature writing, festivals insurance update

Testament on giving the Greek myth of Orpheus a Yorkshire twist and we speak to Anita Sethi and Paul Mendez on being nature writers of colour in a predominantly white genre.

Rapper and writer Testament discusses his new work Orpheus in the Record Shop which fuses spoken word and beatboxing with players from the Orchestra of Opera North in an new collaboration that gives the Greek myth of Orpheus a contemporary Yorkshire twist.

Festivals this summer are still in doubt as organisers can't secure insurance commercially. Jamie Njoku-Goodwin, CEO of UK Music, discusses how likely it will be that the government will step in to provide an indemnity.

British nature writing remains overwhelmingly white, despite its continuing popularity. With the recent establishment of new prizes and literary journals for diversity in nature writing things are starting to change - but slowly. John talks to two authors bucking the trend: Anita Sethi, author of a new memoir called I Belong Here about reclaiming the countryside for people of colour and Paul Mendez, who contributed an essay to the new collection, In the Garden, about the gardens of his Windrush grandparents.

Presenter: John Wilson
Producer: Sarah Johnson
Studio Manager: Bob Nettles and Donald McDonald

Main image: Testament in Orpheus in the Record Shop
Image credit: Anthony Robling

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Testament

Testament
Orpheus in the Record Shop听产测 is on 91热爆 4 at 11.00pm on 21 April 2021.聽 聽 聽It is a 听/聽聽co-production.Images - Main image above: Testament.聽 聽 聽 Image to the left: Testament and members of the Orchestra of Opera North perform Orpheus in the Record Shop.聽 聽 聽Images credit: Anthony聽 Robling.

Diversity in nature writing: Anita Sethi

Diversity in nature writing: Anita Sethi
is published in hardback and as an Ebook on 29 April 2021.聽 聽 聽Image:聽 聽 聽 Image credit: Tobias Alexander

Diversity in nature writing: Paul Mendez

Diversity in nature writing: Paul Mendez
Paul Mendez's essay on the image of the paradisal garden is in , which is available now in paperback.聽 聽 聽Image: Paul Mendez

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