Penny Boreham

Telling Tales USA
The series starts with a retelling of an ancient Native American story from the Tohono O’odham Nation, whose traditional lands...

Telling Tales Zanzibar
In this episode, we hear an ancient story from the African Islands of Zanzibar. It’s a tale packed with intrigue and death defying...

Telling Tales Greece
In the final part of the series, we hear a section of Homer’s epic poem ‘The Odyssey’, most likely first spoken not written down in...

Ebola Voices
Penny Boreham and Usifu Jalloh meet the children of Kailahun district, Sierra Leone.

The Story Of The Monkey and the Fishes
Sierra Leoneans’ experience of the Ebola crisis juxtaposed with Usifu Jalloh’s retelling of a traditional story.

In My Mother's Image
One woman’s search for the only surviving photograph of her mother.

The Image of Rosita
An exploration of the media coverage of one famous image.

Like confessing a murder
Drama based on the correspondence of Charles Darwin and his contemporaries

Smoke Dreams
Why is smoking so addictive? A journey through the body, mind and the social and political landscape of smoking.

Spice Taxi
A series that explores and celebrates the arts and popular culture in Africa.

Chingwe's Hole
How Malawian poets and writers used metaphor as a powerful tool against oppression.

International PEN
The invaluable work of International PEN explored through the voices of the witers the organisation has championed.