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Radio Scotland,08 Apr 2026,30 mins

SeriesThe Arts Mix

Writer Robert Macfarlane and Director Robert Petit on film Underland, and V&A Dundee's Catwalk exhibition.

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Following a successful run in Glasgow, What I’m Here For, a co-production between Scottish theatre company Vanishing Point and Danish theatre company Teater Katapult of Aarhus, opens in Dundee tomorrow. Director Matthew Lenton and actor Mia Dinitzen join Len to tell her all about it. Catwalk: The Art of the Fashion Show, is a major new exhibition at V&A Dundee bringing the history of the catwalk to life. The Exhibition’s Curator Kirsty Hassard tells us what we can expect. Underland is Robert Petit’s new feature documentary exploring the hidden worlds beneath our feet, based on Robert Macfarlane’s bestselling book of the same name. The film is produced by Requiem For A Dream and Black Swan Director Darren Aronofsky, with a script co-written by Robert Petit and Robert Macfarlane, who is also an executive producer. Robert Petit and Robert Macfarlane join Len to talk about this labour of love.

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