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The Preaching of the Swallow

Episode 4 of 5

Animated series depicting Aesop's classic fables in a modern translation. In this episode, a swallow watches a farmer sow flax seed.

Animated series depicting Aesop's classic fables in a modern translation, narrated by Billy Connolly. In this tale, a swallow watches a farmer sow flax seed and pleads with her fellow birds to gobble it up before they fall into a trap.

Followed by a behind-the-scenes documentary about the complex way the music was interwoven with the animation and narration by international composer Barry Douglas.

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30 minutes

Last on

Sun 27 Jul 2014 22:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator Billy Connolly
Writer Seamus Heaney
Director Dean Burke
Composer Barry Douglas

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