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Afternoon Reading: Midsummer Tales

Afternoon Reading: Midsummer Tales: Episode 2: Casting

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By Hannah McGill. A pair of filmmakers land in a tiny island community on Shetland.

By Hannah McGill. A pair of filmmakers create ripples when they land in a tiny island community on Shetland.

Second in a series of new short stories which take their inspiration from the magical light, and white nights, of far northern summers.


"Casting" by Hannah McGill.
Read by Claire Knight.
Produced by Kirsteen Cameron.


A film crew create ripples when they descend upon a tiny island community on Shetland. 


Hannah McGill is Artistic Director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. A writer and critic, she was born in Lerwick, the capital of Shetland and Britain's most northerly town.

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New short stories exploring the magical light and white nights of far northern summers

Series of three new short stories exploring the magical light and white nights of far northern summers

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