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The secret history of stone

Eavesdrop on Experts

English - March 28, 2018 01:00 - 47 minutes
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Cultural geographer Tim Edensor is passionate about place. His career has taken him from the Taj Mahal to industrial ruins in England's north, and now to Melbourne and its stone buildings. Wandering is the best way to get to know a place, says Dr Tim Edensor, and as a cultural geographer who has explored everything from what Christmas lights reveal about British class identity to Melbourne's old stone buildings, he should know.
Episode recorded: March 1 2018
Interviewer: Steve Grimwade
Producers: Dr Andi Horvath, Chris Hatzis and Silvi Vann-Wall
Audio engineer: Arch Cuthbertson
Banner image: Travellers Travel Photobook/Flickr

Cultural geographer Tim Edensor is passionate about place. His career has taken him from the Taj Mahal to industrial ruins in England's north, and now to Melbourne and its stone buildings. Wandering is the best way to get to know a place, says Dr Tim Edensor, and as a cultural geographer who has explored everything from what Christmas lights reveal about British class identity to Melbourne's old stone buildings, he should know.

Episode recorded: March 1 2018

Interviewer: Steve Grimwade

Producers: Dr Andi Horvath, Chris Hatzis and Silvi Vann-Wall

Audio engineer: Arch Cuthbertson

Banner image: Travellers Travel Photobook/Flickr

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