Listen "Hope Dies Last"
Episode Synopsis
Josie Long hears stories of hope found amidst the darkness - tales of love letters, hope on the water and the man who has steered 28,000 people safely to shore across treacherous waters from the end of a phone line."I must admit I'm deeply impressed by people who step out and do something and say something... whatever dreaming they would do it. A Mexican farm worker Jessie De La Cruz said, 'we have a saying in Spanish, when things look bleak, esperanzas mueren al ultimo. Hope dies last.'" - Studs TerkelThe features in this programme are:Dear John
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Produced by Andrea RangecroftBird in the Breath and Other Hopeful Cargo
Produced by Stephanie Rowden and Jennifer MetskerSend Me Your Location
Produced by Andrea RangecroftSeries Producer: Eleanor McDowallA Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in 2017.
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