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Lemn Sissay's Origin Stories

Poet Lemn Sissay looks at foster children and children in care in popular culture, contrasting their treatment with those in the real world.

Radio 4,4 episodes

Episodes

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1. The Bed under the Stairs
Lemn discusses his experiences as a foster child and draws comparisons with Harry Potter.
25 mins03 Oct 2016
2. Mutatis Mutandis
Lemn looks at the children at Charles Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.
30 mins10 Oct 2016
3. Is It a Bird?
Lemn examines how he hid his feelings and identity to fit in with the world around him.
30 mins17 Oct 2016
4. The Dark Side
Lemn examines where he let himself do the wrong thing, and how he has tried to make amends
30 mins24 Oct 2016