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Grief Is The Thing With Feathers by Max Porter (Omnibus)

A grieving family is visited by Crow 鈥 therapist, healer, feathered Mary Poppins 鈥 who promises to stay. Stars Toby Jones.

A grieving writer and father of two young boys is coming to terms with the death of his wife while writing a book about Ted Hughes.

Dad struggles to cope until an unexpected visitor, Crow, arrives.

Crow is a therapist, healer and a 鈥榝eathered Mary Poppins鈥, who promises to stay until he is no longer needed.

Max Porter鈥檚 multi award-winning novel, first published in 2015.

Its title is derived from the Emily Dickinson poem, 鈥溾楬ope鈥 is the Thing with Feathers鈥 and the Ted Hughes work, 鈥楥row鈥.

Omnibus of five parts dramatised by Eileen Horne

Crow 鈥. Toby Jones
Dad 鈥. John Hollingworth
Boy .... Will Taylor

Producer: Gaynor Macfarlane

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in November 2020.

1 hour, 10 minutes

Last on

Mon 8 Dec 2025 02:30

Broadcasts

  • Sun 7 Dec 2025 07:30
  • Sun 7 Dec 2025 12:30
  • Sun 7 Dec 2025 18:30
  • Mon 8 Dec 2025 02:30