Afternoon Reading - Telling the World
Series of stories from cultures and folklore around the world
Afternoon Reading - Telling the World - Baucis and Philemon
Daniel Morden tells one of Ovid's timeless tales of transformation, drawing on classical mythology to illustrate the power of enduring love.
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Afternoon Reading - Telling the World - Lord Shiva and the Death Boon
Series of stories from cultures and folklore around the world. Peter Chand tells his version of a story from the Punjab, via Wolverhampton.
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Afternoon Reading - Telling the World - The Girl Who Fell
Nick Hennessey tells the creation story from the Karelian epic The Kalevala, an ancient myth from the Finno-Ugric people of the Baltic. It starts with the ocean and the wind.
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Afternoon Reading - Telling the World - The Glamoury Ointment
Series of stories from cultures and folklore around the world. Hugh Lupton tells a story from English folklore featuring the powerful magic of the fair.
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Afternoon Reading - Telling the World - Tortoise and Hunter
Jan Blake tells a tale from Ghana which serves as an uncompromising warning to those who refuse to hear what their ears are telling them.
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