Big sheep, little labels

Send us Fan Mail (https://www.buzzsprout.com/2450981/fa...) Sorry we missed a week! We're catching up after both being out on leave. In this episode, Joe and Ollie chat about what they've been up to lately with many surprising links to rural history: from Ollie's son sending him surreal livestock portraiture on WhatsApp, to Joe's visit to Versailles. We also discuss what's coming up soon - including an episode about the Bayeux Tapestry. Relevant links: • CF Payne's art: https://www.cfpayne.com/ • Joe's interview with NPR about cottagecore: https://www.npr.org/2020/08/09/900498... • Brother may I have some oats: https://knowyourmeme.com/editorials/g... • Compton Verney: https://www.comptonverney.org.uk/ • Guy Baxter to become our new Director: https://merl.reading.ac.uk/news-and-v... • Who was Horatio Bland? https://www.readingmuseum.org.uk/blog... --- Absolute Units is the official podcast of The Museum of English Rural Life. This series is made possible through the generous support of Arts Council England (https://www.artscouncil.org.uk/) and Museums Partnership Reading, a partnership of The MERL with Reading Museum. Theme tune by Tai Dawson. This podcast contains audio from Epidemic Sound. Co-hosts: Ollie Douglas and Joe Vaughan Producer: Joe Vaughan • Shop MERL merch: https://merl-shop.co.uk/shop/absolute... • Support the pod: https://merl.reading.ac.uk/visit-us/d...