ARTS & DRAMA
The Little Mermaid
Monday 18 September 2006 15:45-16:00 (Radio 4 FM)
Poet Ruth Padel investigates why Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales still speak to us now and what they tell us about the man who wrote them.
The story of a mermaid who becomes human but loses her voice and walks in agony - is it an ode to love, a Christian message or a depiction of Andersen himself?
