Three tales from Tove Jansson, each focusing on a journey.
Travelling Light
Shopping
At five in the morning, Emily’s makes her shopping forays . But although June approaches, outside it is getting darker.
Reader: Claire Rushbrook
Foreign City
An old man, his memory fading, is on his way to visit his grandson when he breaks his flight at an unknown city. His son has arranged the journey, but the old man becomes confused and events carry him on a different path.
Reader: Timothy West
The Gulls
Arne has had a breakdown, so with his wife Elsa, they escape to a remote island so he can recuperate. But there is nothing peaceful about this wild and untamed landscape.
Reader: Alice Coulthard
First Broadcast:
Tuesday - Thursday, 25th-27th January 2011 at 15:30 on BBC Radio 4
Production Credits:
Writer: Tove Jansson
Broadcast Assistant: Sarah Tombling
Sound Engineer: David Thomas
Producer: Karen Rose
Music: Arose by Thomas Newman