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Mushrooms in the City

Episode 1 of 5

4 Extra Debut. Marcovaldo finds mushrooms growing by the tram stop, dismayed he’s not the only one to spot them. Starring Mackenzie Crook.

Marcovaldo finds mushrooms growing by the tram stop.

But he's dismayed to discover that he isn't the only one who's spotted them.

The first of Italo Calvino's enchanting collection of five short stores.

Dramatised by Toby Jones from a translation by William Weaver.

Narrator ...... Toby Jones
Marcovaldo ..…. Mackenzie Crook
Amadigi …... Lloyd Hutchinson
Isolina …... Isla Johnston
Michelino ..…. Aaron Gelkoff
Pietruccio ..…. Tyler Howitt

Director: Nadia Molinari

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2021.

14 minutes

Last on

Tue 18 Feb 202503:45
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