About this episode

Mark Stephen interviews naturalist and author Polly Pullar about her book on sheep.

Mark Stephen meets naturalist and author Polly Pullar in the sheep shed of her farm in Perthshire. Polly's latest book In The Company of Sheep describes her fascination with them

People in this episode

Host: Mark Stephen

Guest: Polly Pullar

Topics covered

• naturalism
• sheep farming
• literature
• nature
• wildlife

Keywords

• sheep
• naturalist
• Polly Pullar
• Perthshire
• farming
• wildlife
• book

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: In The Company of Sheep

Places: Perthshire

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