2/3. The Anemone and the Goby Fish.
The Anemone (played by Alison Steadman) and the Goby Fish (played by Sean Power), reveal the truth about life in a rock pool, in the second of three very funny salty tales, written and introduced by Lynne Truss, with a soundscape by Chris Watson, and recorded at the QEH Theatre in Bristol as part of BBC Radio 4's 'More than Words' festival.
The Anemone lives on the Hermit Crab's shell, which means she gets free rides around the rock pool to see her neighbours. And there's almost nothing the Anemone loves more than being able to parade her slim and highly toned body around the pool. Of course this means she is almost permanently on a diet and has to exercise to keep fit, stretching and bending her tentacles. All this thumping up and down on his roof annoys the Hermit crab, but the Anemone is used to his grumbling. She exercises a lot and he grumbles a lot. They are the perfect partners. And then one day; as she's bending and stretching, there's a terrible sound ..!
The Goby Fish is a very small fish in a big pool. He's a tough talkin', fast movin' fish who likes the girls and loves his mother. He zips about the pool showing off his fancy fin work, sweet-talking the girls and playing the cool guy - which is not always easy when, as he points out, you've got a not-very-cool sucker attached to one side of your body. Still a little guy can have big dreams and this little fishy has really big dreams!

Anemone : Alison Steadman
Goby Fish : Sean Power
Written and introduced by Lynne Truss
Sound design by Chris Watson
Produced by Sarah Blunt. Show less