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Five Fables

Episode 3: The Fox, the Wolf and the Carter

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Northern Ireland

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Animated series depicting Aesop's classic fables in a modern translation, narrated by Billy Connolly. In this episode, a wily fox teams up with a strong but stupid wolf, in order to steal from a man driving a cartload of fish. Will they succeed, and will the wolf be outwitted by the fox?

Followed by a behind-the-scenes documentary about Seamus Heaney and how he drew on his own life experiences whilst translating the fables from Robert Henryson's medieval Scots verse. Show less

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Director:
Dean Burke

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