Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Stonehenge, by Maaza Mengiste | 20140606 | 20160903 (R4) | The first of three specially commissioned stories which invited writers to lift their gaze to the horizon - the point where our everyday worlds intersect with the sky. In Stonehenge the exiled Emperor Haile Selassie makes an unofficial excursion to the ancient holy place whose outline dominates the skyline of Salisbury Plain. Reader: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Written by by Maaza Mengiste Commissioned for radio by Ellah Allfrey Directed by Jill Waters The exiled Emperor Haile Selassie visits Stonehenge. Short stories. Three writers lift their gaze to the horizon. The first of three specially commissioned stories which invited writers to lift their gaze to the horizon - the point where our everyday worlds intersect with the sky. In Stonehenge the exiled Emperor Haile Selassie makes an unofficial excursion to the ancient holy place whose outline dominates the skyline of Salisbury Plain. Reader: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith Written by by Maaza Mengiste Commissioned for radio by Ellah Allfrey Directed by Jill Waters The exiled Emperor Haile Selassie visits Stonehenge. Short stories. Three writers lift their gaze to the horizon. |
| 02 | Theory of Flight, by Suzanne Joinson | 20140613 | 20160910 (R4) | A series inviting writers to lift their gaze to the horizon - the point where our everyday worlds intersect with the sky. In Suzanne Joinson's story, a senior government official makes a long distance trip, but reads a life changing letter in mid-air. Read by: Zoe Waites Produced and directed by Jill Waters A senior government official reads a life-changing letter in mid-air. Short stories. Three writers lift their gaze to the horizon. A series inviting writers to lift their gaze to the horizon - the point where our everyday worlds intersect with the sky. In Suzanne Joinson's story, a senior government official makes a long distance trip, but reads a life changing letter in mid-air. Read by: Zoe Waites Produced and directed by Jill Waters A senior government official reads a life-changing letter in mid-air. Short stories. Three writers lift their gaze to the horizon. |
| 03 | African Beauty, by Samantha Harvey | 20140620 | 20160917 (R4) | A series inviting writers to lift their gaze to the horizon - the point where our everyday worlds intersect with the sky. Samantha Harvey's story is set in a remote African village and explores the terror of being trapped in a tiny space, cut off from the horizon. Read by: Olivia Darnley Commissioned for radio by Ellah Allfrey and directed by Jill Waters for The Waters Company A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4. A story exploring the terror of being trapped in a tiny space cut off from the horizon. Short stories. Three writers lift their gaze to the horizon. A series inviting writers to lift their gaze to the horizon - the point where our everyday worlds intersect with the sky. Samantha Harvey's story is set in a remote African village and explores the terror of being trapped in a tiny space, cut off from the horizon. Read by: Olivia Darnley Commissioned for radio by Ellah Allfrey and directed by Jill Waters for The Waters Company A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4. A story exploring the terror of being trapped in a tiny space cut off from the horizon. Short stories. Three writers lift their gaze to the horizon. |