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Writing West

Episode 1: Adrift at the Athena

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 30^th Nov 2014, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Tue 19^th Jun 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

By Kit de Waal. Ulysses Tate has been away for a long time and is trying to get home. A Midlands reimagining of The Odyssey, read by Don Gilet. Show more

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Writing West

Episode 2: The Two Penelopes

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 7^th Dec 2014, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Wed 20^th Jun 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

By Natalie Haynes. Penny helps at a care home to distract from her own life. A Midlands reimagining of The Odyssey, read by Lolita Chakrabarti. Show more

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Episode 3: Underworld

BBC Radio 4

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 14^th Dec 2014, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: Thu 21^st Jun 2018, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

By Richard House. Buzz returns home to Birmingham, haunted by images of his time volunteering in a Laos hospital. A Midlands reimagining of The Odyssey, read by Don Gilet. Show more