Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Prick Song | 20190624 | Crab Skerry takes his first run with the other boys through the gorse-maze in pursuit of kisses from the local girls. But secretly he longs for Madden, the stable girl. Zoe Gilbert's debut novel 'Folk' conjures up a series of dark and bewitching tales from a remote mythical island – Neverness - a place ripe with shadowy secrets and magic, and where its villagers' lives are entwined with nature: its enchantments, seductions and dangers. Zoe Gilbert is the winner of the Costa Short Story Award in 2014. Folk has been long-listed for the 2019 International Dylan Thomas Prize. Crab takes his first run through the gorse maze in search of kisses from the local girls. |
| 02 | The True Tale Of Jack Frost | 20190625 | March abandons her chores for an assignation with a stranger in the winter woods. When her sister Grey follows and watches her, she decides she wants the lover for her own. Zoe Gilbert's debut novel ‘Folk' conjures up a series of dark and bewitching tales from a remote mythical island – Neverness - a place ripe with shadowy secrets and magic, and where its villagers' lives are entwined with nature: its enchantments, seductions and dangers. Grey desires her sister's lover, a stranger in the winter woods. |
| 03 | Swirling Cleft | 20190626 | Gad's strange mother, Sil, is not from Neverness, and may not even be her natural mother. When her baby sister falls ill, Gad is sent into forbidden territory to find an unusual remedy. Zoe Gilbert's debut novel ‘Folk' conjures up a series of dark and bewitching tales from a remote mythical island – Neverness - a place ripe with shadowy secrets and magic, and where its villagers' lives are entwined with nature: its enchantments, seductions and dangers. Gad is sent into forbidden territory to find an unusual remedy for her sick baby sister. |
| 04 | A Winter Guest | 20190627 | A handsome red-haired stranger called Redwing arrives in the village, to the considerable interest of the women of Neverness. Clotha, a widow, takes him as her lover, but discovers you can have too much of a good thing. Zoe Gilbert's debut novel ‘Folk' conjures up a series of dark and bewitching tales from a remote mythical island – Neverness - a place ripe with shadowy secrets and magic, and where its villagers' lives are entwined with nature: its enchantments, seductions and dangers. A handsome stranger arrives in the village to the considerable interest of the women. |
| 05 LAST | Turning | 20190628 | An old man encourages Finch, a boy, to steal birds' eggs, before teaching him how to steal bees. Zoe Gilbert's debut novel ‘Folk' conjures up a series of dark and bewitching tales from a remote mythical island – Neverness - a place ripe with shadowy secrets and magic, and where its villagers' lives are entwined with nature: its enchantments, seductions and dangers. Zoe Gilbert is the winner of the Costa Short Story Award in 2014. Folk has been long-listed for the 2019 International Dylan Thomas Prize. An old man encourages Finch to steal birds' eggs, before teaching him how to steal bees. |