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Enchanted Isle

Five modern folktales specially commissioned from writers around the UK

Radio 4,5 episodes

Episodes

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Greenlaw by Helen McClory
A strange entity appears on the edge of a housing estate. First of five modern folktales.
04 Apr 2021,14 mins
Kow by Jo Clement
The myth of the Northumbrian Hedley Cow comes to life in a contemporary setting.
11 Apr 2021,14 mins
The Healer by Molly Aitken
The last two inhabitants on an island receive a visit from a strange woman.
18 Apr 2021,14 mins
The Man On The Rocks by Tom Cox
Louise meets an eccentric guy on Dartmoor who turns out to have quite a past.
25 Apr 2021,14 mins
Arawn And Her Dogs by Eluned Gramich
A Welsh teenager's kindness to an old woman takes a twist. Part 5 of 5 modern folktales.
02 May 2021,14 mins