14/05/2012
Mel Giedroyc jumps over railings with free runners in the city, and meets some mermaids. Plus, another Mystery Magical Tour and the first of a week of stories by Joan Aiken.
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Free running
Mel hears about the sport of free running - or parkour- from a woman's group in South London.
Duration: 05:05
500 Words: Over the Top
The first of today's three stories from the Top 50 in thsi year's 500 Words competition, run by the Chris Evans Breakfast Show.
Duration: 05:59
In serach of mermaids
Mel finds out why mermaids have such a grip on our imagination
Duration: 02:24
Parrots and Piranhas
Mel's weekly delve into the archives of the BBC's Natural History Unit in Bristol, with the second part of our series about the river Rewa in Guyana - Parrots and Piranhas.
Duration: 13:47
500 Words: Poles Apart
Another story from the Top 50 of the 500 Words competition.
Duration: 04:00
Ultra marathon man
Mel hears from Dean Karnasis, America's most famous ultra marathon runner, as he jogs through the park with Evan Davis, of the Today programme.
Duration: 03:10
Icelandic elves
Icelandic elves - or Hidden People - are believed to live in big rocks and boulders, so you're not supposed to move or destroy them when you're building. Or so the story goes...
Duration: 02:25
500 Words: Amber Lynn
Another imaginative Top 50 short story from the 500 Words writing competition.
Duration: 03:55
Mel Magical Mystery Tour
Mel's reveals her mystery destination: it's a place you can visit, a place that makes something sweet which you can put it in your tea or on your cornflakes. (And Mel loves it...)
Duration: 04:05
Elves in the Shelves
The first of this week's stories by Joan Aiken. Today, a little girl finds some magical friends.
Duration: 09:40
Broadcast
- Mon 14 May 201216:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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