Professor of Anthropology Kate Hampshire is working with chainsaw operators in the North East of England: foresters and arborists who cut trees for a living. In this episode, she explores the concepts of time which are deeply interwoven in the life of trees and the practice of tree surgery. Reflecting on her hands-on research in the field (or in this case, woodland), Kate asks how we might hold the future in the face of existential uncertainty about our species and our planet.

Read the episode transcript here.
Please note that this interview was recorded before the illegal felling took place at Sycamore Gap.

Produced for Durham Book Festival with support from Durham University. Presented and directed by Lucie McNeil. Find out more about the project here.