麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra - Orpheus Underground

Orpheus Underground

4 Extra Debut. Novelist Neil Gaiman explores the Orpheus myth, the timeless story of art's place in trying to recover the dead. From 2015.

Novelist Neil Gaiman explores the intricacies of the Orpheus myth, the timeless story of art's place in trying to recover the dead.

Featuring:

Writer, Margaret Atwood
Writer, Jonathan Carroll
The late Russell Hoban and his daughter Phoebe Hoban
Songwriter and cartoonist, Peter Blegvad
Composer and conceptual artist, Hannah Catherine Jones.

Producer: Michael Umney

A Resonance production for 麻豆社 Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2015.

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Fri 3 Feb 2023 20:00

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