Wilde Stories - An Exploration of Oscar Wilde presented by Robert Sheehan

Wilde Stories is a radio project with a difference. An original music composition by young, Irish composer Michael Gallen, animations by artist Felicity Clear and a radio series by Athena Media for RTE lyric fm around Oscar Wilde as seen through the prism of his fairytales 'The Happy Prince and other Stories'.

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Episode 1 of the 5-part radio series will air on Friday July 8th on RTÉ Lyric FM

The producer of Wilde Stories is Helen Shaw. The project is an Athena Media Production made with the support of the BAI and the TV licence fee. Dublin City Council's Art Office has also supported the creative work of visual artist Felicity Clear who has created a series of animations around the stories which work in conjunction with Gallen's music. In this short trailer for the series you hear the voices of Eleanor Fitzsimons, Jarlath Killeen, Anne Markey and Merlin Holland with the music by Gallen for the story 'The Remarkable Rocket'