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May 2019
24m 22s

Ep5: Last Days of the Slow World

Bbc Radio 4
About this episode

Theia tells Pan the story of how the old world came to an end.

An environmental thriller starring Pearl Mackie, Tanya Moodie and Pippa Haywood.

Theme music by Bonobo.

Written by Timothy X Atack.

Director: Becky Ripley

Each episode comes with its own talk and soundscape.

And you can take part in our interactive experiment to see how you respond to sounds of nature at: bbc.co.uk/forest

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