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Waters, Steve 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9265-8122
(2021)
Song of the Reed:Whirlpool.
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Abstract
We return to Fleggwick where the search is on to find the miniscule Whirlpool Ramshorn Snail – a tiny creature whose presence would bolster the case for the reserve as a habitat for rare species. Sophie Okonedo and Mark Rylance star in the second of Steve Waters’ seasonal dramas following the life of a fictional wetlands nature reserve, over the period of one year. Fleggwick, like the ecosystem it protects, is under threat. The site was not financially sustainable when its founder passed away, so his daughter Liv (Sophie Okonedo) needs to find a way for it to survive. But if that means selling out to ‘trendy conservation’, then Ian (Mark Rylance), the Warden, wants nothing to do with it. Song of the Reed is recorded on location at RSPB’s Strumpshaw Fen. The story is informed by the real work and science of conservation taking place in the face of rapid environmental change in the wetlands of Norfolk, and everywhere. This episode also features Tom Fewins of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, playing himself.
| Item Type: | Performance |
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| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Creative Writing Research Group |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jan 2022 08:30 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Mar 2023 12:30 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/83061 |
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