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Radio 3,07 Oct 2013,15 mins

SeriesBetween the Ears at 20

The Woman

Between the Ears

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Five radio producers from around the world hijack The Essay for a week to play a game of audio 'Consequences'. As part of BBC Radio 3's celebration of twenty years of Between The Ears, the BBC's home for adventurous feature-making, five radio producers from different corners of the world play a week-long audio version of the popular childhood game Consequences. Over the course of the week, the five elements of the narrative game are introduced - the woman, the man, where they met, what they said and the consequence ... The series explores the many playful ways a story for the ear can be told - from documentary to drama, sound art to fantastical storytelling - with each player unaware of what has preceded them. The Woman A portrait of a woman looking for a lover who may only exist in her imagination ... Australian radio producer Natalie Kestecher offers us a documentary fantasy about her unrealistic romantic demands. Producer: Natalie Kestecher A Falling Tree Production for BBC Radio 3.

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