Telling The World [Afternoon Reading]

Episode

Title

First
Broadcast

Repeated

Comments

The Girl Who Fell

20071112

20090829 (R4)

Series of stories from cultures and folklore around the world.

Nick Hennessey tells the creation story from the Karelian epic The Kalevala, an ancient myth from the Finno-Ugric people of the Baltic. It starts at the very beginning, with the ocean and the wind.

A Watershed Partnership production for BBC Radio 4.

Nick Hennessey tells the creation story from the Karelian epic The Kalevala.

Series of stories from cultures and folklore around the world.

Nick Hennessey tells the creation story from the Karelian epic The Kalevala, an ancient myth from the Finno-Ugric people of the Baltic. It starts at the very beginning, with the ocean and the wind.

A Watershed Partnership production for BBC Radio 4.

Nick Hennessey tells the creation story from the Karelian epic The Kalevala.

Lord Shiva And The Death Boon

20071113

20090905 (R4)

Peter Chand tells his version of a story from the Punjab, via Wolverhampton.

Baucis And Philemon

20071114

20090912 (R4)

Daniel Morden tells one of Ovid's timeless tales, illustrating the power of enduring love.

The Glamoury Ointment

20071115

20090919 (R4)

Hugh Lupton tells a story from English folklore featuring the powerful magic of the fair.

Tortoise And Hunter

20071116

20090926 (R4)

Jan Blake tells a tale from Ghana which serves as a warning to those who refuse to hear.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	The Girl Who Fell	20071112	20090829 (R4)	Series of stories from cultures and folklore around the world. Nick Hennessey tells the creation story from the Karelian epic The Kalevala, an ancient myth from the Finno-Ugric people of the Baltic. It starts at the very beginning, with the ocean and the wind. A Watershed Partnership production for BBC Radio 4. Nick Hennessey tells the creation story from the Karelian epic The Kalevala. Series of stories from cultures and folklore around the world. Nick Hennessey tells the creation story from the Karelian epic The Kalevala, an ancient myth from the Finno-Ugric people of the Baltic. It starts at the very beginning, with the ocean and the wind. A Watershed Partnership production for BBC Radio 4. Nick Hennessey tells the creation story from the Karelian epic The Kalevala.
02	Lord Shiva And The Death Boon	20071113	20090905 (R4)	Peter Chand tells his version of a story from the Punjab, via Wolverhampton. Peter Chand tells his version of a story from the Punjab, via Wolverhampton.
03	Baucis And Philemon	20071114	20090912 (R4)	Daniel Morden tells one of Ovid's timeless tales, illustrating the power of enduring love. Daniel Morden tells one of Ovid's timeless tales, illustrating the power of enduring love.
04	The Glamoury Ointment	20071115	20090919 (R4)	Hugh Lupton tells a story from English folklore featuring the powerful magic of the fair. Hugh Lupton tells a story from English folklore featuring the powerful magic of the fair.
05	Tortoise And Hunter	20071116	20090926 (R4)	Jan Blake tells a tale from Ghana which serves as a warning to those who refuse to hear. Jan Blake tells a tale from Ghana which serves as a warning to those who refuse to hear.