29 March 2020
Episode 560
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We take a look at the roots of narrative as we meet master storyteller and mythologist Dr Martin Shaw. Plus, we reflect on a fertile time for experimental music with the man behind a new compilation, Matthias Orsett, and we peek into the dark corners of culture with novelist Ben Myers.
29 March 2020
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Novelist Ben Myers has made his literary home in the dark corners of the north of England. He explains why his latest work, ‘The Offing’, offered an uncharacteristic chink of light – and takes us through his cultural recommendations.
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