Wilde Stories

Actor Robert Sheehan narrates Wilde Stories, a creative re-imagining of Oscar Wilde through the prism of his fairytales 'The Happy Prince and Other Stories'. This five part series brings together Irish artists and actors to celebrate and explore the work and life of Oscar Wilde and features interviews with Wilde's grandson Merlin Holland and his biographer Eleanor Fitzsimons. Episode 2 brings us 'The Devoted Friend', a story of treachery as innocent young Hans is exploited by the greedy Miller. The story is read by Lauren Coe and the music relating to The Devoted Friend is 'Shelter' - an orchestral piece with solo violin composed by Michael Gallen performed by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra. For more on this transmedia project go to wildestories.ie. The radio series is an Athena Media production for RTÉ lyric FM made with the production support of the BAI the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and the TV licence fee.