Richard Arthur Paulson

Haridon, boy acrobat and street performer, is just 10 years old and he has never seen the faces of his real parents. He lives with “The Captain” ?the closest thing to a father he has ever known. One night, Haridon finds a note from the Captain saying he had gone out; stricken with a sense of abandonment, the boy flies out into the city at night after him. Making his way through the windswept winter streets, Haridon befriends a puppy, and together they search for the captain. The boy and his puppy share the harrowing adventure, losing their way in the casinos, getting chased by police, hanging all their hopes on finding the Captain, until things take an unexpected turn... Jakob Wegelius’s original work, Esperanza, reveals the tenderness and warmth of humanity through this journey of a young boy as he encounters new people and overcomes hardships. Winner of Sweden’s prestigious Children’s Library Award, this new version of Esperanza as a radio drama embodies the same spirit in a new language and form.

This installment of NHK's series "Joy of Learning" focuses on a Kabuki classic that tells of the ultimate sacrifice as a loyal retainer of a lord executes his own son to save the life of his lord's son.Award: International Emmys 2009 Winner of Comedy Division

ＡＢＵ賞(ABU賞とはABU（アジア太平洋放送連合）に加盟する放送機関が制作したテレビ・ラジオ番組の中から、優れた作品に贈られる)ラジオ・ドラマ番組部門最優秀賞受賞作品、英訳。平成20年3月NHK放送FMシアター。（残置物処理班・シノプシス）都会に住む祐作（30歳）は、いまだ陸上選手への夢を捨てきれずにいる。だが彼の実際の仕事は「残置物処理」。アパートなどで孤独死した人の部屋に残ったモノを片付ける気味の悪い仕事だ。気味だけでなく、恐るべき異臭や発生した昆虫との闘いでもある。この仕事には「隊長」と呼ばれる先輩、すぐ辞めていく新人達とチームを組んでいる。「早くこの仕事を辞めて真っ当な仕事につきたい。」そう思っている矢先、祐作は社長から正社員にならないかと誘われる。「孤独死」の裏側で苦悩する主人公達の再出発ドラマ。英語脚本