Radio broadcasts
Rebecca also writes for radio.
Scroll down below to listen to some of her nine-minute pieces for BBC Radio Four's A Point of View, amongst some other work.
The transcript of her broadcast on the family’s Kenwood mixer, a kind of love song to her mother and to her mother's gritty resilience in times of trouble, was published on the BBC News website. It got scores of people talking on twitter and online about Kenwoods and their own steely mothers. Meantime Kenwood sent her a brand new top of the range, rose-gold mixer as a token of thanks for the free publicity. She gave it to her daughters because she still prefers the original one.
You'll also find Rebecca's Private Passions episode here too. A kind of Desert Island Disks without the Desert Island.... and with the extraordinary composer Michael Berkeley in the interview seat.
Listen to broadcasts
Private Passions - Rebecca Stott
BBC Radio 3, 25 Nov 2018
In Private Passions, Rebecca tells the story of how her family escaped from the Exclusive Brethren, and how the outside world flooded in.
A Point of View - On Holding Forth
BBC Radio 4, 7 April 2019
"There's one thing I can't bear", writes Rebecca Stott, "and that's being talked AT". In this episode she reflects on the art of good conversation.
A Point of View - What Would Darwin Do?
BBC Radio 4, 05 May 2019
Rebecca imagines a conversation with Darwin about our current environmental concerns. What would he think and do?
A Point of View - Nature Red in Tooth and Claw
BBC Radio 4, 25 Aug 2019
Rebecca argues that we need to rethink our relationship with nature - and see ourselves as part of nature, not outside of it.
A Point of View - On Ghost Cities
BBC Radio 4, 01 Sept 2019
Rebecca discusses her fascination with abandoned or ruined cities, such as Pripyat in Ukraine and Centralia in Pennsylvania, USA.
A Point of View - The Consolations of Taxidermy
BBC Radio 4, 29 Dec 2019
Rebecca explains why - after many years - she's made her peace with the art of taxidermy - stuffing and mounting the bodies of dead animals.
A Point of View - Getting Close to Nature
BBC Radio 4, 05 Jan 2020
Rebecca talks about how and why she decided to become a seal warden...and discusses how the job is rather different from what she was expecting.
A Point of View - On Not Finishing
BBC Radio 4, 19 April 2020
With the help of Leonardo da Vinci, ‘a notorious non-finisher,’ Rebecca ponders the meaning of our imperfect and incomplete projects.
A Point of View - Waiting
BBC Radio 4, 31 May 2020
Via Samuel Beckett, a walk in Norfolk and a discussion of the three stages of twilight, Rebecca reflects on the waiting of lockdown.
A Point of View - A Hazy Shade of Winter
BBC Radio 4, 24 July 2020
Rebecca tells how modern science has explained the events of 536 AD when the sun 'disappeared' and a devastating pandemic followed.
A Point of View - The Power of Slow Storytelling
BBC Radio 4, 22 Jan 2021
Rebecca on why stories told over time seem so fitting for lockdown, and why she is enjoying slow stories so much (including The Archers!).
A Point of View - Reflections on My Mother's Kenwood Mixer
BBC Radio 4, 09 April 2021
Rebecca relives memories of her 1970s childhood with one kitchen device taking centre stage.
A Point of View - On Concrete
BBC Radio 4, 21 May 2021
With concrete responsible for 8% of the world's carbon emissions, Rebecca argues that we need to find alternatives - perhaps our ancestors can help?
A Point of View - The Rhetoric of the Climate Crisis
BBC Radio 4, 20 August 2021
Rebecca responds to the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and explores how our ancestors faced similar challenges.
A Point of View - Suffer the Children
BBC Radio 4, 03 Oct 2021
Rebecca ponders the tension between defending the right to religious freedom and defending the rights of the child.
A Point of View - Leaving the Ivory Tower
BBC Radio 4, 28 Jan 2022
As she leaves academia, Rebecca ponders how audit culture is stifling universities.
A Point of View - There Are No Words
BBC Radio 4, 11 March 2022
Rebecca reflects on her friendship with Veronika, a Russian national living in the UK, and explores how recent events have deeply affected her.
A Point of View - On Rubble
BBC Radio 4, 27 May 2022
Rebecca imagines a day when Kharkiv and other Ukrainian cities can be rebuilt.
A Point of View - Darkness Made Visible
BBC Radio 4, 28 Oct 2022
Rebecca explores the power of our ancient and deep-rooted dread of darkness.
A Point of View - On Communal Living
BBC Radio 4, 27 Jan 2023
Rebecca ponders if more communal living could be key to solving some of our most pressing problems.
A Point of View - Dust to Dust
BBC Radio 4, 12 May 2023
Whilst restoring an old house, Rebecca ponders the nature and creation of dust, and all of the history and stories it brings with it.
A Point of View - Midsummer & The Mysteries of Colour
BBC Radio 4, 16 Jun 2023
Rebecca reflects on the colours of Midsummer as she attempts to find a paint for the hall in her new home.