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Adaptation

Episode 3 of 6

Josie Long hears about living in a Russian jail and on top of a volcano - and how a ghost writer transforms memories. From 2015.

Josie Long hears stories of adaptation.

A former ghost writer describes the art of adapting someone else's life for the page, and a woman who left Damascus considers how her city has changed in the last few years.

Plus two stories of adapting to extraordinary circumstances - members of the Arctic 30 adjust to their new life inside a Russian prison, and a researcher perched on top of a Hawaiian volcano tests her psychological capacity to live on another planet.

Taking part:

Mark McCrum
Martha Lenio
Sarah Dadouch
Frank Hewetson
Dima Litinov

Producers Olivia Humphreys, Tim Hinman, Fiona Clampin

Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall

A Falling Tree production for 麻豆社 Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2015.

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30 minutes

Last on

Wed 28 Jun 2023 21:00

Broadcasts

  • Tue 21 Apr 2015 15:00
  • Mon 3 Aug 2015 23:00
  • Wed 28 Jun 2023 21:00

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