5th June, 2020 – It is not growing like a tree...
Episode description
Five minutes of civilised calm, recorded in the peace of the English countryside. Sign up at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com
With a poem by Ben Jonson.
"It is not growing like a tree
In bulk doth make Man better be..."
From the show:
Weekend Wodehouse: Something Fresh, a Blandings novel
On this day: 5th June, 1833 – Ada Lovelace meets Charles Babbage for the first time
On this day: 5th June, 1723 – Adam Smith is baptised in Kirkcaldy, Fife
Friday film: Groundhog Day
Music to wake you up – Walking on Sunshine by Katrina & The Waves
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