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The Poet and the Echo

Crossing the Bar

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

Writers choose poems as inspiration for new stories.

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Crossing the Bar

An adventurous woman makes an unexpected journey.

A captivating story inspired by Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem about the journey from life to death.
By novelist and short-story writer, Linda Cracknell.

Credits

Writer ..... Linda Cracknell
Reader ..... Irene Macdougall
Producer ..... Claire Simpson

A BBC Scotland Production for BBC Radio 4. Show less

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