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Radio 3,06 Mar 2022,31 mins

SeriesThe A-Z of Things

M is for Mussels

Drama on 3

Available for over a year

Sonically inventive stories about the objects that shape us, from writers and sound designers new to radio. Margo is pregnant and she can't stop eating mussels. The hard shells are shaped like blue-black tears, gifted from mother to daughter. They speak of sorrow. They speak of the sea... ‘M is for Mussels’ is written by Lara Barbier and sound designed by Laurence Nelson. Margo is played by Alexandria Riley and Rowan is played by Joe Sims. Produced and directed by Becky Ripley A BBC Audio Bristol Production

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