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815. A River Avon Year: The Wildlife & History of Shakespeare's Avon, by Rick Thompson (Dad’s New Book!)

Mar 8, 2023

58:19

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Rick Thompson

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Climate Change and the Biodiversity Crisis

01:41

The Avon and Climate Change

03:31

Magna Carta - The King's Not Respecting Our Deal

01:32

Introduction

5min

Shakespeare's Avon, a River

2min

Avon River

2min

Shakespeare's Avon - A Journey Through the Year From Source to Seven

5min

The Battle of Watlington Street

2min

The Battle of Evshem

2min

Magna Carta - The King's Not Respecting Our Deal

2min

The King With No Crown

3min

Chukesbury Is the Source of the River Avon

3min

10.

The Battle of Tewkesbury

2min

11.

The Battle of Naysby, 17th Century, English Civil War

2min

12.

The King's Bridle and the Horse's Head

3min

13.

What's Your Favorite Wildlife in the Book?

3min

14.

Climate Change and the Biodiversity Crisis

2min

15.

The River Pollution Crisis

2min

16.

Raw Sewage Pumped Into the Rivers

2min

17.

The Avon and Climate Change

4min

18.

A River Avon Year by Rick Thompson

2min

19.

I'm Just Randomly Looking for the Book, and Other Lovely Little Illustrations

2min

20.

Birds Are Silent When They Fly

2min

21.

A River Avon Year, the Wildlife and History of Shakespeare's Avon

4min

22.

The Language of Children and Childcare - A Podcast in the Summer

3min

23.

Luke's English Podcast Premium

4min

My dad has written a new book and he's come on the podcast to tell us about it. The book follows the path of the river Avon as it flows through the middle of England, telling stories of key moments in British history, nature and the current condition of Britain's rivers.

Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sLS

A River Avon Year: The Wildlife and History of Shakespeare's Avon by Rick Thompson is available now!👇

📖 Amazon https://amzn.eu/d/dIzchIU

📖 Book Depository https://www.bookdepository.com/A-River-Avon-Year-Rick-Thompson/9781803813615?redirected=true&selectCurrency=JPY&w=AFFBAU9680B63XA8YC5K

📖 Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/122976600-a-river-avon-year

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