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A Cloud in a Paper Bag

August 4th, 2008 by James Bridle

"This drama-documentary by biographer Richard Holmes tells the story of the first decades of ballooning in the early 1800s." [BBC Programmes]

Hot air balloons! Duchesses! Reeedeeeeculous French accents! What more could you want? They're building the blogosphere up there, you know. [MP3]

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