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The Faery Handbag by Kelly Link
Episode 3 of 4
A distraught young woman loses both her boyfriend and her grandmother to a magical bag. Read by Maggie Blake.
The story of Zofia Swink who claims to be over 200 years old.
She comes from a village which takes refuge in a magical handbag when real life becomes too dangerous.
Her distraught grand-daughter narrates this bizarre tale of loss...
Maggie Blake reads Kelly Link's story.
Some of the best sci-fi/fantasy writers in a series of fantastic journeys featuring flights of fancy, time travel, magical transporters and alternate realities.
Abridged and produced by Gemma Jenkins.
Made for BBC Radio 7 and first broadcast in February 2009.
Last on
Thu 25 Nov 202100:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Broadcasts
Sun 15 Feb 200918:30BBC Radio 7- Mon 16 Feb 200900:30BBC Radio 7
- Sat 22 Aug 200918:30BBC Radio 7
- Sun 23 Aug 200900:30BBC Radio 7
- Thu 13 May 201014:30BBC Radio 7
- Thu 13 May 201018:30BBC Radio 7
- Fri 14 May 201000:30BBC Radio 7
- Sun 21 Nov 201018:00BBC Radio 7
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- Sat 25 Aug 201218:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
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- Thu 14 Mar 201318:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 15 Mar 201300:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 6 Oct 201318:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 7 Oct 201300:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 23 Jan 202018:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 24 Jan 202000:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 24 Nov 202118:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 25 Nov 202100:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
