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The Bird in the Cage

Episode 1 of 3

In Christianshavn, Erik covets the caged automaton songbird he sees in a shop window.

In these three specially-commissioned tales by Heidi Amsinck, Copenhagen is a place of twilight and shadow. And its antique shops are full of curiosity - and strangeness.

Episode 1 (of 3): The Bird In The Cage
In Christianshavn, Erik covets the caged automaton songbird he sees in a shop window.

Heidi Amsinck, a writer and journalist born in Copenhagen, has written numerous short stories for radio including Radio 4's three-story set Copenhagen Confidential in 2012. A graduate of the MA in Creative Writing at Birkbeck, University of London, Heidi lives in Surrey.

Writer: Heidi Amsinck
Reader: Tim McInnerny

Producer: Jeremy Osborne
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.

14 minutes

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Tue 5 Feb 201921:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Credits

ReaderTim McInnerny
ProducerJeremy Osborne
WriterHeidi Amsinck

Broadcasts

  • Sun 15 Mar 201519:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 10 Jun 201819:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Tue 5 Feb 201911:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 5 Feb 201921:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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