Shaped by the River Clyde
A portrait of the artist on the Clyde in Glasgow: George Parsonage, who makes sculpture from the shopping trolleys and other detritus he finds on the banks of his adopted river.
George Parsonage is a local hero in Glasgow. He's known as 'The River Man', as over the years he has taken his rowing boat out on the Clyde in all weathers to rescue countless people. He's been doing it since he was a boy, following in his father's footsteps as chief officer of the Glasgow Humane Society.
What's less well known is that he's a trained artist, sculpting between rescues with all the detritus he finds on the banks and in the water. This programme explores his love affair with the river, what it gives and what it takes.
Producer Mark Rickards
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The man who鈥檚 rescued 1500 people from the River Clyde
If anyone could claim to have the River Clyde in their blood, it鈥檚 George Parsonage.
Broadcast
- Mon 22 Apr 2019 06:00成人快手 Radio Scotland