Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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| 01 | Parlez Vous | 20150626 | ||
| 01 | Parlez Vous | 20150626 |  The first of three specially-commissioned tales by Julie Mayhew - her first stories for radio - taking their inspiration not only from the Rapunzel story made familiar by the Brothers Grimm, but also from some of the traditional European tales that influenced them. In modern settings, each story features a girl with a tall tower of her own and the possibilities of an open window... Episode 1: Parlez Vous Poised to begin an adventure of her own, a young woman considers the story of her mother who - aged seven -began speaking spontaneously in a foreign language. Julie Mayhew has written three plays for radio, including A Shoebox Of Snow which was nominated for Best Drama at the BBC Audio Drama Awards in 2012. Her first novel, Red Ink (2013), was nominated for the 2014 CILIP Carnegie Medal. Her second, The Big Lie, will be published in the summer of 2015. Julie is a founder and host of the short story cabaret, The Berko Speakeasy. Reader: Emerald O'Hanrahan Produced by Jeremy Osborne A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4. The first of three specially-commissioned tales by Julie Mayhew - her first stories for radio - taking their inspiration not only from the Rapunzel story made familiar by the Brothers Grimm, but also from some of the traditional European tales that influenced them. Julie Mayhew has written three plays for radio, including A Shoebox Of Snow which was nominated for Best Drama at the BBC Audio Drama Awards in 2012. Her first novel, Red Ink (2013), was nominated for the 2014 CILIP Carnegie Medal. Her second, The Big Lie, will be published in the summer of 2015. Julie is a founder and host of the short story cabaret, The Berko Speakeasy. Produced by Jeremy Osborne | |
| 01 | Parlez Vous | 20150626 | 20200815 (R4) | The first of three specially-commissioned tales by Julie Mayhew - her first stories for radio - taking their inspiration not only from the Rapunzel story made familiar by the Brothers Grimm, but also from some of the traditional European tales that influenced them. In modern settings, each story features a girl with a tall tower of her own and the possibilities of an open window… Episode 1: Parlez Vous Julie Mayhew has written three plays for radio, including A Shoebox Of Snow which was nominated for Best Drama at the BBC Audio Drama Awards in 2012. Her first novel, Red Ink (2013), was nominated for the 2014 CILIP Carnegie Medal. Her second, The Big Lie, will be published in the summer of 2015. Julie is a founder and host of the short story cabaret, The Berko Speakeasy. Reader: Emerald O'Hanrahan Produced by Jeremy Osborne By Julie Mayhew. A young woman thinks of the strange story of her mother's childhood. Short stories by Julie Mayhew, inspired by Rapunzel and other traditional European tales. |
| 02 | A Shaggy Bob Story | 20150703 | ||
| 02 | A Shaggy Bob Story | 20150703 | 20200822 (R4) | The second of three specially-commissioned tales by Julie Mayhew - her first stories for radio - taking their inspiration not only from the Rapunzel story made familiar by the Brothers Grimm, but also from some of the traditional European tales that influenced them. In modern settings, each story features a girl with a tall tower of her own and the possibilities of an open window... Episode 2: A Shaggy Bob Story Julie Mayhew has written three plays for radio, including A Shoebox Of Snow which was nominated for Best Drama at the BBC Audio Drama Awards in 2012. Her first novel, Red Ink (2013), was nominated for the 2014 CILIP Carnegie Medal. Her second, The Big Lie, will be published in the summer of 2015. Julie is a founder and host of the short story cabaret, The Berko Speakeasy. Reader: Julie Mayhew Produced by Jeremy Osborne By Julie Mayhew. A story of very long hair - and head lice. Short stories by Julie Mayhew, inspired by Rapunzel and other traditional European tales. |
| 02 | A Shaggy Bob Story | 20150703 | The second of three specially-commissioned tales by Julie Mayhew - her first stories for radio - taking their inspiration not only from the Rapunzel story made familiar by the Brothers Grimm, but also from some of the traditional European tales that influenced them. In modern settings, each story features a girl with a tall tower of her own and the possibilities of an open window... Episode 2: A Shaggy Bob Story A story of very long hair - and head lice. Julie Mayhew has written three plays for radio, including A Shoebox Of Snow which was nominated for Best Drama at the BBC Audio Drama Awards in 2012. Her first novel, Red Ink (2013), was nominated for the 2014 CILIP Carnegie Medal. Her second, The Big Lie, will be published in the summer of 2015. Julie is a founder and host of the short story cabaret, The Berko Speakeasy. Reader: Julie Mayhew Produced by Jeremy Osborne A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4.
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| 03 | The Switch | 20150710 | ||
| 03 | The Switch | 20150710 | 20200829 (R4) | The last of three specially-commissioned tales by Julie Mayhew - her first stories for radio - taking their inspiration not only from the Rapunzel story made familiar by the Brothers Grimm, but also from some of the traditional European tales that influenced them. In modern settings, each story features a girl with a tall tower of her own and the possibilities of an open window... Episode 3: The Switch Julie Mayhew has written three plays for radio, including A Shoebox Of Snow which was nominated for Best Drama at the BBC Audio Drama Awards in 2012. Her first novel, Red Ink (2013), was nominated for the 2014 CILIP Carnegie Medal. Her second, The Big Lie, will be published in the summer of 2015. Julie is a founder and host of the short story cabaret, The Berko Speakeasy. Reader: Indira Varma Produced by Jeremy Osborne By Julie Mayhew. Who - on \u2018Earth' - is the crying girl with the crazy hair? Short stories by Julie Mayhew, inspired by Rapunzel and other traditional European tales. |
| 03 | The Switch | 20150710 | The last of three specially-commissioned tales by Julie Mayhew - her first stories for radio - taking their inspiration not only from the Rapunzel story made familiar by the Brothers Grimm, but also from some of the traditional European tales that influenced them. In modern settings, each story features a girl with a tall tower of her own and the possibilities of an open window... Episode 3: The Switch Set in the not-too-distant future, a woman sits watching events on 'Earth'. But who is the crying girl with the crazy hair? Julie Mayhew has written three plays for radio, including A Shoebox Of Snow which was nominated for Best Drama at the BBC Audio Drama Awards in 2012. Her first novel, Red Ink (2013), was nominated for the 2014 CILIP Carnegie Medal. Her second, The Big Lie, will be published in the summer of 2015. Julie is a founder and host of the short story cabaret, The Berko Speakeasy. Reader: Indira Varma Produced by Jeremy Osborne A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4. The last of three specially-commissioned tales by Julie Mayhew - her first stories for radio - taking their inspiration not only from the Rapunzel story made familiar by the Brothers Grimm, but also from some of the traditional European tales that influenced them. Julie Mayhew has written three plays for radio, including A Shoebox Of Snow which was nominated for Best Drama at the BBC Audio Drama Awards in 2012. Her first novel, Red Ink (2013), was nominated for the 2014 CILIP Carnegie Medal. Her second, The Big Lie, will be published in the summer of 2015. Julie is a founder and host of the short story cabaret, The Berko Speakeasy. Reader: Indira Varma Produced by Jeremy Osborne |