The Family Tree

In the first part of a very personal part of the story for Dave, he talks to his dad, who plans to become a changeling.

The Family Tree is a magical realist dramatic fiction about family, belonging, change and identity.

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In the second Cutting of Season 3, Dave talks to Dr. Alexander Cummins and Dr. Alice Tarbuck about magic and its role in society from the past to the present. And the creators of The Boy Who Hasn't Lived, CJ Bruce and Arlie Adlington, discuss their families' perceptions of magic as they were growing up, as Arlie prepares to introduce CJ to the Harry Potter series.

The Family Tree's Cuttings discuss the real issues raised in the show with special guests from podcasting, journalism, religion and the arts.

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Dr. Alexander Cummins - http://www.alexandercummins.com/

Dr. Alice Tarbuck - https://alicetarbuck.net/

CJ & Arlie on The Boy Who Hasn't Lived - http://www.theboywhohasntlived.com/

Following an enigmatic voice message, Dave facilitates a meeting between Nathan and Nigel. It's the first time they've seen each other since Nathan's change, and they have a lot of catching up to do.

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Dear Listeners,

I hope my last recording was of some help to some of you. I find myself frequently revisiting Azariah's thoughtful advice. Every good answer leads to a new question in my experience, but I trust in God to guide us towards a path that is right. I may have believed that They had only one path for us at one time, but I feel that things may be very much more complicated than that.

Melanie and I have taken the decision to begin recording our conversations again, and this is what I have to share with you this week. I hope that you may find it interesting, and that it may help those in need.

Best wishes,

Phillip --------------------------------------

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Following a message from Skarbek, Dave meets up with her on Gallions Hill. What she has to tell him is the information that encouraged the Sullivan family to continue recording The Family Tree. In this conversation, Dave learns both encouraging developments and some tragic news.

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Dear Listeners,

I hope this finds you well. It truly is a pleasure to be writing to you again, and I'm delighted to be able to connect with you through The Family Tree.

It perhaps won't surprise you to learn that I have faced many challenges since David and I had our little excursion to St James's Park to visit the oak tree. I find I am quite changed, and I don't mind telling you, I've found it rather difficult to process some of the thoughts and feelings I've had since I became a changeling, or a liminal person, as David likes to call us now.

David very kindly put me in touch with his friend Azariah, a fellow man of the cloth, and with him I talked through some of the difficulties I'm having. I found his counsel to be very valuable, and I want to share our conversation with you, with the hope that it may serve to help others as much as it helped me.

Yours Faithfully,

Philip

P.S. My parishioners have often preferred to address me as 'Reverend Beech', or simply 'Beech'. I think it has allowed them a separation from me that they've found useful, and over time, I've found myself thinking of myself that way too. But I think I would like to try being a little less separate, and from here on will sign my letters to you with my Christian name, if that's alright with you. I find it extremely poignant to see how I titled this episode; Azariah's comfortableness with his first name while I shelter behind my surname. ---------------------------

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In the first Cutting of Season 3, Dave talks to Professor Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad and Philosophy Tube's Oliver Thorn, discussing philosophical questions around transition, change and belief.

The Family Tree's Cuttings discuss the real issues raised in the show with special guests from podcasting, journalism, religion and the arts.

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Professor Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad – publications - https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Chakravarthi+Ram-Prasad

Papers - http://lancaster.academia.edu/ChakravarthiRamPrasad

Lancaster University - http://www.research.lancs.ac.uk/portal/en/people/chakravarthi-ramprasad(02068fdc-a65d-4a1f-982f-659e6620190f).html

BBC Radio 4 – In Our Time - Hindu Ideas of Creation - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03k289f

Oliver Thorn: Twitter - @OllyThorn, @Philosophy Tube Philosophy Tube - https://www.youtube.com/user/thephilosophytube

In the aftermath of Nathan's return, Dave catches up with Kora, Melissa, Nathan, Ben and Melanie as they all process their feelings about the change, and reflect on Ben and Nathan sharing a body.

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Leaving the others to process what just happened, Dave accompanies Nathan back to visit Jane and sets up his recording equipment. Jane and Nathan catch up and discuss their feelings about Nathan's circumstances.

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Dave catches up with Melanie and Kora, and with Melissa and Ben after their journey to the rainforest. In a controlled experiment at Goldsmith's, University of London, and with the help of Shajahan, they attempt to bring Nathan back.

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