If you'D like to listen to a talking worm, tune in to Radio 4 tonight at 9.30 for Part Two of the Songbirds drama, The Oil Drum Genie.
In tonight's episode, Marcus and Sam go to the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront with their bamboo fishing rod. They prepare to fish, but the worm secretly persuades Sam to let him off the hook. Sam casts the line without the worm, which is hiding in his pocket.
They wait for many hours for a bite. It is dark by the time they catch something, and they haul it in. But it is not a fish - it is an oil drum. Steam hisses out of the drum, followed by an executive in a suit - it is the oil-drum genie.
Below is a section of tonight's Songbirds drama episode for you to read before or after listening to the programme:
(SFX: Harbour front sounds. Waves slap against the concrete.)
Marco: We tie the string to the bamboo pole ... like this ... then tie the hook to the string ... like this ... then stick the worm through the hook ... like this ...
Worm: Ouch! Do you mind? That hurts!