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1. Feathered Mary Poppins
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Crow is therapist, healer and a feathered Mary Poppins. He promises to stay as long as a grieving family need him. Stars Toby Jones.
A family suddenly loses its wife and mother.
Dad, a Ted Hughes scholar, struggles to cope until an unexpected visitor arrives.
Crow – therapist, healer, feathered Mary Poppins – promises to stay until they no longer need him.
Max Porter’s astonishing debut novel, first published in 2016.
Abridged in five parts by Eileen Horne.
Crow ….. Toby Jones
Dad …. John Hollingworth
Boy ….. Will Taylor
Producer: Gaynor Macfarlane
First broadcast on Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 in November 2020.
Last on
Tue 2 Dec 2025
03:30
Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4 Extra
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