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School Radio,18 Mar 2016,15 mins

All for a pound of flesh

Shakespeare Retold

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In this adaptation, the story is told through the eyes of a young slave boy who realises that, to most, he is as invisible as ‘a dog or a goat’. It is a faithful and detailed re-telling which raises some very interesting questions about freedom, slavery and humanity. A short story by Jamila Gavin, inspired by The Merchant of Venice. Read by Jez Edwards.

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