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7. Giants

Rhianna Pratchett returns to North Wales to visit a mountain named after a giant. From 2023.

As a child, Rhianna Pratchett was told of sleeping giants on the hilltops near her grandparents' house in Wales.

Now she returns to the Welsh mountains and to Cader Idris – a striking mountain in the Eryri National Park – to meet a particularly intriguing giant.

Rhianna discovers why giants have been important to humans for centuries and asks what giant tales might offer us in the present day.

The fantasy writer continues her trek across an enchanted British Isles to discover mythical creatures that lurk in all corners of the land.

She's out to uncover what they can tell us about our history, our world and our lives today.

Storyteller: Peter Stevenson

Other Contributors:

Erin Kavanagh
Dr Mary Bateman

Original Music by Ben MacDougall

Producers: Lorna Skingley and Sarah Harrison

A 7digital production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2023.

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14 minutes

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Last Tuesday 09:30

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  • Boxing Day 2023 13:45
  • Mon 23 Dec 2024 21:45
  • Last Tuesday 09:30

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