"Good night, sir. Happy Christmas."
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"The year is 1957. An RAF pilot is heading home from Germany for Christmas. Fog sets in and all radio communication is lost." This is The Shepherd, the Frederick Forsyth aviation-themed Christmas story, a gift for his wife, of a pilot's unexpected journey home. CBC radio tradition is to play 'Fireside' Al Maitland's reading of the story every year on Christmas [direct MP3, transcript]. But now we can consider evolving the tradition a little with BBC Radio 3's 2016 adaptation and its rich sound design.
The Shepherd, previously on MetaFitler (2009)
This FPP is brought to you from 35,000ft looking down on a thick layer of clouds. Happy Christmas.
The Shepherd, previously on MetaFitler (2009)
This FPP is brought to you from 35,000ft looking down on a thick layer of clouds. Happy Christmas.
as humans, we NEED these stories, they help with the howling void. All pre-literate societies venerated the story tellers, in Ireland the role of the Bard and the Ollamh were sacrosanct, even the ruler (tribal chief) could be disciplined by them. You guys in the USA SO need a bard or an Ollamh right now....
posted by Wilder at 11:12 PM on December 25, 2018 [2 favorites]
posted by Wilder at 11:12 PM on December 25, 2018 [2 favorites]
This is a short story I really love! When I worked in telemarketing ( horrible job btw!) I used to read stories about fighter pilots on my break. I had numerous paperbacks. For some reason my sales went up when I read these stories. This story sand another one called ‘Glide Path’ were among my favorites.
Forsyth also had a book of short spy stories called ‘No Come Backs’ One had a story which rang so true which was the story of a member of the firing squad who executed James Connolly in the aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising. It is such a perfectly fine story. My boss gave me that book. He wanted my opinion, and I said ‘If it wasn’t true, Forsyth did a fine job of making it look true !’
posted by Katjusa Roquette at 7:03 AM on December 26, 2018 [3 favorites]
Forsyth also had a book of short spy stories called ‘No Come Backs’ One had a story which rang so true which was the story of a member of the firing squad who executed James Connolly in the aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising. It is such a perfectly fine story. My boss gave me that book. He wanted my opinion, and I said ‘If it wasn’t true, Forsyth did a fine job of making it look true !’
posted by Katjusa Roquette at 7:03 AM on December 26, 2018 [3 favorites]
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