'Music! Potato!' & 'The Wake' - Ruth & Roisin

True stories... told live in London

An episode of the Spark - True Stories Live podcast, hosted by Spark Enterprises, titled "'Music! Potato!' & 'The Wake' - Ruth & Roisin" was published on September 15, 2015 and runs 12 minutes.

September 15, 2015 ·12m · Spark - True Stories Live

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Two true stories inspired by the theme of 'Culture Shock', from our open mic night in Brixton, south London.Ruth moves to China and quickly realises her phrase book is not going to be much use.Then, we hear how a family wake reminded Roisin of her Irish roots.LAST CHANCE: if you haven't heard our contribution to the Radio 4 show Truth Be Told, now is the time. It's available on the BBC iPlayer for one more week (even if you live outside the UK): www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b066w9gg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Two true stories inspired by the theme of 'Culture Shock', from our open mic night in Brixton, south London.Ruth moves to China and quickly realises her phrase book is not going to be much use.Then, we hear how a family wake reminded Roisin of her Irish roots.LAST CHANCE: if you haven't heard our contribution to the Radio 4 show Truth Be Told, now is the time. It's available on the BBC iPlayer for one more week (even if you live outside the UK): www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b066w9gg

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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