Produced for BBC Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons Presenter, Matthew Parris, is joined by former Director of the Soil Association, Patrick Holden, and Sarah Langford, a farmer and author who claims a "borderline obsession" with Lady Eve.
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She lived in a run-down farmhouse with her female partner, played saxophone in a jazz band and co-authored a series of best-selling crime novels. Meanwhile, her personal life was as fascinating as her agricultural life. Seen as somewhat of a crank, she faced opposition from fellow farmers and politicians alike. She started experimenting with organic farming, and eventually published a book called The Living Soil, which lead to her founding the organic farming body, the Soil Association. But from the age of 12 she wanted to be a farmer and, after studying at agricultural college, made her dream a reality. Lady Eve Balfour was born in 1898 into the political elite - her uncle was A J Balfour, who was Prime Minister from 1902-05. Produced in Bristol by Ellie RicholdĪn aristocrat in an eye patch, a jazz saxophonist, a crime novelist and a pioneering organic farmer. Together and with the aid of archive, they marvel over the great lengths Koch went to to capture his 'performers'. Chris Watson is joined by emeritus professor Sean Street. But his theatrical delivery, unique voice and the fact that, as Chris Watson notes, "He was not shy about his achievements", soon made him a household name in broadcasting here in the UK. As a Jew and an outspoken critic of the Nazi regime, Koch fled Germany in 1936 for England, sadly leaving his many recordings behind. Despite a promising baritone voice and being a very good violinist, the first world war put paid to Ludwig Koch's career as a musician and he began working for the German branch of EMI recording cityscapes, before going on to invent the ‘sound book', a nascent sort of multimedia that became very popular in Germany before the second world war. In 1889, German-born Koch was the first person ever to record birdsong (at the age of 8) onto a wax cylinder recorder, given to him by his father as a toy. The award-winning Sound Recordist and Musician, Chris Watson nominates his hero, Ludwig Koch.
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