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01Stonehenge, by Maaza Mengiste20140606

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
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.

The exiled Emperor Haile Selassie visits Stonehenge.

Short stories. Three writers lift their gaze to the horizon.

01Stonehenge, by Maaza Mengiste2014060620160903 (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
A Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.

The exiled Emperor Haile Selassie visits Stonehenge.

Short stories. Three writers lift their gaze to the horizon.

02Theory of Flight, by Suzanne Joinson20140613

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 Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.

A senior government official reads a life-changing letter in mid-air.

Short stories. Three writers lift their gaze to the horizon.

02Theory of Flight, by Suzanne Joinson2014061320160910 (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 Waters Company production for BBC Radio 4.

A senior government official reads a life-changing letter in mid-air.

Short stories. Three writers lift their gaze to the horizon.

03African Beauty, by Samantha Harvey20140620

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.

03African Beauty, by Samantha Harvey2014062020160917 (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.