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My Albion: Red Dragon, White Dragon

Red Dragon, White Dragon

BBC Radio 4 - My Albion, Red Dragon, White Dragon

Zakia Sewell explores the songs, stories and symbols of British identity.

Zakia Sewell continues her quest for Albion, through the songs, stories and symbols of British folk culture.

Continuing her quest for Albion, Zakia Sewell returns to the land of her Welsh grandparents.  Zakia spent much of her childhood playing in the streets of Laugharne - a small town which provided Dylan Thomas with inspiration for the characters and setting of Under Milk Wood.  

It was among the ruined castles and magical woods of the surrounding countryside that she first glimpsed a vision of Albion.  Yet embedded in this mythical landscape lies a tension between Wales and its historically domineering neighbour, England.

She meets Fflur Morse at St Fagans, the National Museum of Wales, talks with artists Fern Thomas and Rabab Ghazoul, and the writer Alex Niven - as well as her grandparents Jojo and Pete.

Produced by Zakia Sewell and Alan Hall
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4

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