Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20170828 | Written by Anthony Doerr. Esther, who is an epileptic, escaped Nazi Germany when she was a child and has lived contentedly in Ohio with her husband and their son. Now 85, her fits have intensified and she is haunted by visions of her childhood friends from the orphanage she grew up in. They appear to be calling to her, as memories from her past flood in. Episode 1: Esther's seizures open up a new world where old friends await. Anthony Doerr is an American author of novels and short stories. He gained widespread recognition for his 2014 novel All The Light We Cannot See which won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Afterworld is taken from Memory Wall, a collection of stories about memory. Writer: Anthony Doerr Abridger: Jeremy Osborne Reader: Allan Corduner Producer: Karen Rose A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4. By Anthony Doerr. A woman who escaped the Holocaust has visions of her childhood friends. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 02 | 20170829 | Written by Anthony Doerr. Esther, who is an epileptic, escaped Nazi Germany when she was a child and has lived contentedly in Ohio with her husband and their son. Now 85, her fits have intensified and she is haunted by visions of her childhood friends from the orphanage she grew up in. They appear to be calling to her, as memories from her past flood in. Episode 2: Esther was ten when change came with the arrival of an emigration letter. Anthony Doerr is an American author of novels and short stories. He gained widespread recognition for his 2014 novel All The Light We Cannot See which won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Afterworld is taken from Memory Wall, a collection of stories about memory. Writer: Anthony Doerr Abridger: Jeremy Osborne Reader: Allan Corduner Producer: Karen Rose A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4. By Anthony Doerr. A woman who escaped the Holocaust has visions of her childhood friends. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 03 | 20170830 | Written by Anthony Doerr. Esther, who is an epileptic, escaped Nazi Germany when she was a child and has lived contentedly in Ohio with her husband and their son. Now 85, her fits have intensified and she is haunted by visions of her childhood friends from the orphanage she grew up in. They appear to be calling to her, as memories from her past flood in. Episode 3: Miriam calls to Esther through a microphone. Anthony Doerr is an American author of novels and short stories. He gained widespread recognition for his 2014 novel All The Light We Cannot See which won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Afterworld is taken from Memory Wall, a collection of stories about memory. Writer: Anthony Doerr Abridger: Jeremy Osborne Reader: Allan Corduner Producer: Karen Rose A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4. By Anthony Doerr. A woman who escaped the Holocaust has visions of her childhood friends. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 04 | 20170831 | Written by Anthony Doerr. Esther, who is an epileptic, escaped Nazi Germany when she was a child and has lived contentedly in Ohio with her husband and their son. Now 85, her fits have intensified and she is haunted by visions of her childhood friends from the orphanage she grew up in. They appear to be calling to her, as memories from her past flood in. Episode 4: Esther tells her grandson Robert about the girls from the orphanage. Anthony Doerr is an American author of novels and short stories. He gained widespread recognition for his 2014 novel All The Light We Cannot See which won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Afterworld is taken from Memory Wall, a collection of stories about memory. Writer: Anthony Doerr Abridger: Jeremy Osborne Reader: Allan Corduner Producer: Karen Rose A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4. By Anthony Doerr. A woman who escaped the Holocaust has visions of her childhood friends. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |
| 05 | 20170901 | Written by Anthony Doerr. Esther, who is an epileptic, escaped Nazi Germany when she was a child and has lived contentedly in Ohio with her husband and their son. Now 85, her fits have intensified and she is haunted by visions of her childhood friends from the orphanage she grew up in. They appear to be calling to her, as memories from her past flood in. Episode 5: Miriam's voice is getting stronger. Anthony Doerr is an American author of novels and short stories. He gained widespread recognition for his 2014 novel All The Light We Cannot See which won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Afterworld is taken from Memory Wall, a collection of stories about memory. Writer: Anthony Doerr Abridger: Jeremy Osborne Reader: Allan Corduner Producer: Karen Rose A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4. By Anthony Doerr. A woman who escaped the Holocaust has visions of her childhood friends. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |