Episode 1: Wild Garlic by Sarah Hehir

“Wild Garlic”, River Ouse, Sarah Hehir Through charming rhyme and rhythm, Wild Garlic charts the close bond of a father and daughter- from the childish glee of springtime swims to the grown woman mourning his death, the river and its flora and fauna provide a comforting constant. Credits Written by Sarah Hehir Read by Madeleine Gray, Sidney Kean and Sarah Hehir Edited by Elliot Lampitt Commissioned and produced by Applause in partnership with the South Downs National Park Authority. With special thanks to Gill Corris and U3A, the people of Lindfield, The Bent Arms Pub and Lindfield Life Community Magazine We hope you enjoyed listening to this episode, there are nine more podcasts for you to enjoy so please subscribe to this series. Sarah Hehir Sarah has been a writer, dramatist and a drama teacher for over 20 years. She performed at Kosovo’s International Literary Festival in 2019, and in 2013 she won the BBC Writer’s Prize for a radio drama Bang Up where the North Downs became part of the narrative and was broadcast as the afternoon drama on Radio 4. An accomplished writer for Theatre, Film, Radio and TV she was recently chosen as the commissioned poet on the Turner Prize ‘Connect together’ a project using words and ideas collected through community workshops to create an epic poem about the journey from London to Margate.

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Full Harvest is a collection of poems and stories inspired by the landscape of the South Downs National Park. Each episode celebrates one of the seven rivers which flow through the National Park, from the Meon in the West to the Cuckmere in the East. For information on the legalities and safety issues of swimming in rivers, check out the Outdoor Swimming Society: https://www.outdoorswimmingsociety.com/category/survive/rivers/