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1. Feathered Mary Poppins
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4 Extra Debut. A grieving family is visited by Crow – therapist, healer, feathered Mary Poppins – who promises to stay. 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.
Crow ….. Toby Jones
Dad …. John Hollingworth
Boy ….. Will Taylor
Abridged in five parts by Eileen Horne
Producer: Gaynor Macfarlane
First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in November 2020.
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Mon 1 Dec 2025
08:30
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
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