Adaptation
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 Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4, first broadcast in April 2015.
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Tue 21 Apr 2015 15:00Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4 FM- Mon 3 Aug 2015 23:00Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
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