Below are a selection of readings from John's books by his wife Lucile and others (some notable names in conservation) with a fondness for his work. The recordings are all live and some are a little raw, but we think John would have enjoyed the authenticity of a real reading. All you need do is click on the reading you fancy and relax.
Portrait of Elmbury
Lucile Bell reading from Background to Childhood
Lucile Bell reading from Beauty in Ugliness
Another snippet from Beauty in Ugliness
The Blue Field
Sir Ludovic Kennedy reading The Poacher
Humphrey Phelps reading Poetry & Sprouts
The Season of the Year
Jonathon Porrit reading Campaigner for Conservation
Children's Hour Radio Talk; 12 October 1961
John Shakles reading Vantage Point
The Year of the Pigeons
Chris Packham reading Nature's Ingenuity
John Yorke reading Poaching
The Boy's Country Book
Paul Jones reading Epilogue