Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Hilltop Singer | 20080527 | 20100418 (R4) | There are few job prospects in Filippo's small Umbrian village and he's determined not to be merely a greengrocer or barber. When a job comes up working in the village's pride and joy - the smallest theatre in the world - Filippo leaps at the chance. So what if it's just selling postcards to tourists in the foyer? Filippo dares to dream that he shall one day sing on that gilded stage. Perhaps he'll be discovered and be able to pursue his ambition of becoming a famous opera singer? Read by Angela Huth Producer: Emma Harding. By Angela Huth. Filippo jumps at the chance of working at the world's smallest theatre. There are few job prospects in Filippo's small Umbrian village and he's determined not to be merely a greengrocer or barber. When a job comes up working in the village's pride and joy - the smallest theatre in the world - Filippo leaps at the chance. So what if it's just selling postcards to tourists in the foyer? Filippo dares to dream that he shall one day sing on that gilded stage. Perhaps he'll be discovered and be able to pursue his ambition of becoming a famous opera singer? Read by Angela Huth Producer: Emma Harding. By Angela Huth. Filippo jumps at the chance of working at the world's smallest theatre. |
| 02 | Travels With A Hydrosextant | 20080528 | 20100425 (R4) | With his polaroid hydrosextant in hand, young Willie Paterson, apprentice quantity surveyor, takes us on a tour of his beloved Glasgow. Little does he imagine that most of the streets and buildings he knows are about to be flattened by the wrecker's ball. For this is the 1960s and over the next decade, the structure and architecture of Glasgow will change beyond all recognition. Whole swathes of tenements and back greens will disappear to make way for the new age of the tower block. And apprentice quantity surveyors are on the front line, helping to tally up the demolitions and measure the concrete on nearly 300 tower blocks all over Glasgow. Read by Bill Paterson Producer: Emma Harding. By Bill Paterson. Young Willie Paterson, apprentice quantity surveyor, tours Glasgow. With his polaroid hydrosextant in hand, young Willie Paterson, apprentice quantity surveyor, takes us on a tour of his beloved Glasgow. Little does he imagine that most of the streets and buildings he knows are about to be flattened by the wrecker's ball. For this is the 1960s and over the next decade, the structure and architecture of Glasgow will change beyond all recognition. Whole swathes of tenements and back greens will disappear to make way for the new age of the tower block. And apprentice quantity surveyors are on the front line, helping to tally up the demolitions and measure the concrete on nearly 300 tower blocks all over Glasgow. Read by Bill Paterson Producer: Emma Harding. By Bill Paterson. Young Willie Paterson, apprentice quantity surveyor, tours Glasgow. |
| 03 | You've Got Everything Now | 20080529 | 20100502 (R4) | A married man is haunted by his school experiences and in particular, by his memories of his inscrutable, troubled classmate, Quinn. Costa Award winning novelist Catherine O'Flynn reads her specially commissioned short story for BBC Radio 4 in front of an audience at the Hay Festival. Read by Catherine O'Flynn Producer: Emma Harding. By Catherine O'Flynn. A married man is haunted by his school experiences. |
| 04 | When Boreas Blows | 20080530 | 20100509 (R4) | When Perry is born, his parents plant a Japanese Acer outside his window. And as Perry grows, so does the tree, tall, pale and delicate. By the time Perry is three, the branches reach up to his bedroom window and creak as if they had something to say. That was when the North wind blew. 'It's only Boreas talking,' his father told him. 'King of the North wind. He's cold and strong but he looks after you. Read by Fay Weldon Producer: Emma Harding. When life seems uncertain, a tree provides a source of comfort for a young boy. When Perry is born, his parents plant a Japanese Acer outside his window. And as Perry grows, so does the tree, tall, pale and delicate. By the time Perry is three, the branches reach up to his bedroom window and creak as if they had something to say. That was when the North wind blew. 'It's only Boreas talking,' his father told him. 'King of the North wind. He's cold and strong but he looks after you. Read by Fay Weldon Producer: Emma Harding. When life seems uncertain, a tree provides a source of comfort for a young boy. |