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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Oliver Emanuel

Shauna Macdonald

Kirsty Williams

The Poet and the Echo: Series 1: Transformations

Transformations

Series 1

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Oliver Emanuel's entrancing story inspired by Thomas Hardy.

Oliver Emanuel's entrancing story inspired by Thomas Hardy's poem about life after death.

5 writers choose 5 poems as inspiration for new stories. 

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Transformations

A young woman finds herself transformed into a tree. 

An entrancing story inspired by Thomas Hardy's poem about life after death. By the award-winning playwright, Oliver Emanuel. 


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Writer ..... Oliver Emanuel
Reader ..... Shauna Macdonald
Producer ..... Kirsty Williams

A BBC Scotland Production for BBC Radio 4.

The Poet and the Echo: Series 1

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

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