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...and rookie WR Germie Bernard

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COUNTDOWN 6

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Salvador's Journal

It's different now to be at the high school and not at the same school as Gloria. Come to think of it I miss seeing her at recess, how she makes everyone laugh and smile. My classmates and I are all growing up but at the same time we're still just kids. I do like them, but I also like my alone time, and our school's library has so many interesting books. The school also has a nice art studio and I often see Mary Guerra there working on something.

"Do you like art too?" she asked.

"Mom got me a sketchbook for my birthday. I'm just starting out," I said, and she gave me some tips for drawing while I watched her paint.

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Something is small if it fits in the palm of the hand. If the hand closes and it cannot be seen, then it is miniscule. The hand as measurement and container.

— Megumi Andrade Kobayashi, “Komono Ichiran, or The Possibilities of an Atom,” translated from Spanish by Will Howard

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BBC Radio 4 - Drama, In Diamond Square

A woman’s story of love and resistance in the Spanish Civil War. Starring Maxine Peake.

A story of love in a time of war, starring Maxine Peake.

Barcelona, 1930s: Natalia, a pretty, naïve shop girl from the working-class quarter of Gracia, is hesitant when a stranger asks her to dance at the fiesta in Diamond Square. But Quimet is charming and forceful and she takes his hand. They marry and have two children, although Quimet proves an unpredictable husband. He gives her the nickname of Colometa, meaning Little Pigeon, and breeds the birds in their apartment.

Set against the backdrop of the turbulent years of the Spanish Republic and Civil War, Natalia experiences the conflict from a city in turmoil as she fights for her and her children’s survival.

Written in exile from Franco’s dictatorship by Mercè Rodoreda, the novel has been translated into 28 languages, produced in Spain as a film and TV series, and is taught as part of the school curriculum. Gabriel García Márquez learnt Catalan just to be able to read it in its original language.

The novel has been adapted for radio by Hattie Naylor, a multi-award winning scriptwriter and audio dramatist. Her gothic thriller Dead Weather won Best Drama, Best Actress and Best Supporting Performance at the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2022. She won the Tinniswood Award for Best Radio Script for Ivan and the Dogs which also picked up an Olivier nomination and has been adapted as a film.

Cast: Natalia (Colometa) ….. Maxine Peake Quimet ….. Will Howard Mateu ….. Luke Jerdy Cintet ….. Liam Garrigan Mrs Enriqueta ….. Jane Slavin Julieta ….. Faye Marsay

Other voices played by the cast

Written by Mercè Rodoreda Adapted for radio by Hattie Naylor from the translation by Peter Bush

Sound Design ….. Adam Woodhams Mix ….. Steve Bond

Executive Producer ….. Sara Davies

Directed and produced by Nicolas Jackson

An Afonica production for BBC Radio 4

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