Baked Beans and Pigeon Feed
Radio producers from around the world present miniature, adventurous features in response to Emily Dickinson's poem Hope is the thing with feathers.
"Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all"
Five radio producers from around the world hijack The Essay to offer a series of Radio 3's innovative Between the Ears features in miniature, in response to Emily Dickinson's poem 'Hope is the thing with feathers'.
Starting out on a rooftop in Brooklyn looking skywards, producer Hannah Dean weaves together the experiences of three resilient men and their encounters with birds. Includes text from Sam Selvon's 1956 novel, The Lonely Londoners read by the poet and musician, Anthony Joseph.
Produced by Hannah Dean
A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 3
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- Fri 7 Feb 202022:45BBC Radio 3
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