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A Tale Teller for Our Times

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1/5. The Little Mermaid. Poet Ruth Padel considers what Hans Christian Andersen 's fairy tales say about the author and about ourselves. What is the plaintive story of the mermaid who becomes human but loses her voice and walks in agony really about? Producer Emma Kingsley

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Ruth Padel
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Hans Christian Andersen
Producer:
Emma Kingsley
Source: Radio Times

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