The Poet and The Echo

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Short story series in which writers choose poems as inspiration for new stories.

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The Poet and the Echo: Series 2: The Windhover

The Windhover

Series 2

BBC Radio 4 - The Poet and the Echo, Series 2, The Windhover

Merryn Glover's uplifting story inspired by Gerard Manley Hopkins.

Merryn Glover's uplifting story inspired by Gerard Manley Hopkins' poem about the glory of nature.

5 writers choose 5 poems as inspiration for new stories. 

Episode 1/5 

The Windhover

A mother tells the story of how her son came to be part of the family. 

A story inspired by Gerard Manley Hopkins' 'The Windhover', by Merryn Glover 

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Writer ..... Merryn Glover
Reader ..... Alison Peebles
Producer ..... Claire Simpson

A BBC Scotland Production for BBC Radio 4.

The Poet and the Echo: Series 2

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Short story series in which five writers choose five poems as inspiration for new stories.

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