Fabulous Fables

Six episodes. First broadcast from 20050228 to 20060514.

Adaptations of stories attributed to Aesop.

Are Aesop's fables relevant today? How do they stand up to modern moral dilemmas?

Read by Paul Ewing.

Plus interviews, conducted by Jo Morris, with people whose lives resemble fables.

 
 
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01The Bear And The Two Travellers20050228 Isabella thought that Lizzie was her best friend. Oh dear.
02The Young Man And The Lady Of The Night2005030120060430Norman was fleeced by a woman he loved, but he has no regrets. Is he a fool?
03Socrates And His Friends2005030220060507Julie won over a million on the lottery and yet with almost aggressive normality she leads her old life, living in a bog standard semi and cooking for the local fire station.
04The Gnat And The Bull20050303 Retirement can be like living in Siberia - there are no landmarks as far as the eye can see.
05 LASTThe Donkey And The Horse2005030420060423This story asks - what does fate have in store for us?
  20060514 Are Aesop's fables relevant today? How do they stand up to modern moral dilemmas?
4/4. The Gnat and the Bull
Fables read by Paul Ewing.
Retirement can be like living in Siberia - there are no landmarks as far as the eye can see.
Interviews conducted by Jo Morris