The Octopus by Anita Sullivan

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Ever wondered what it would be like to have eight legs, no bones - and skin that changes colour? Hester is a Marine Biologist seeking to discover what it means to be an octopus. When she's called in to help the local aquarium try to breed two Giant Pacific Octopus (GPO), she uses the opportunity to carry out a social recognition experiment. Can an octopus recognise an individual human being? As Hester delves deeper into questions of cephalopod consciousness, she develops an attachment with 'Monster' - the male GPO. "400 million years ago, when we shared the ocean, I was a bony fish, a prototype. But you... were already you. An octopus. Now I stand here, human. Confounded by you." Starring Amy Manson. Anita Sullivan's strange and compelling journey into the mind of an ancient creature. Hester .... Amy Manson Jenny .... Riann Steele Simon .... Ronan Summers Richie .... Aled Pugh Director: James Robinson A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2013.