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20161007

by Sara Maitland

In this sly and playful fairy tale, a princess who has lived by the rules secretly regrets her lonely life of service and good works. When a dragon comes to her kingdom, will she continue to do the right thing?

Read by Pauline Knowles
Produced by Eilidh McCreadie

Sara Maitland is an acclaimed novelist, short story writer and author of `A Book of Silence` in which she explores the challenges and joys of self-sought silence. From her home in a remote part of Galloway, she is working on a book for Granta about migrations of no return.
Pauline Knowles was an award-winning actor who spent 30 years at the heart of the Scottish stage before her untimely death in 2018.

An unlucky princess seizes an opportunity to change her life in this playful fairy tale.

2016100720190914 (R4)

by Sara Maitland

In this sly and playful fairy tale, a princess who has lived by the rules secretly regrets her lonely life of service and good works. When a dragon comes to her kingdom, will she continue to do the right thing?

Read by Pauline Knowles
Produced by Eilidh McCreadie

Sara Maitland is an acclaimed novelist, short story writer and author of `A Book of Silence` in which she explores the challenges and joys of self-sought silence. From her home in a remote part of Galloway, she is working on a book for Granta about migrations of no return.
Pauline Knowles was an award-winning actor who spent 30 years at the heart of the Scottish stage before her untimely death in 2018.

An unlucky princess seizes an opportunity to change her life in this playful fairy tale.