Welcome to Bedtime Stories for the End of the World
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Welcome to Bedtime Stories for the End of the World - where we ask poets to rewrite their favourite myths, folk tales and fairy stories. First episode 18/06/18
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The final episode of our current series explores myths of creation, with poets Anthony Anaxagorou and Chloe Elliott joining our host Eleanor Penny. Chloe gives her interpretation of the ancient Chinese story of Pan Gu, the first living creature, who was trapped inside an egg with the forces of...
Published 07/27/21
This week we have an unusual episode of Bedtime Stories as two poets each provide different reimaginings of the same traditional story. Poets Nina Mingya Powles and Maggie Wang join our host Eleanor Penny to each present their versions of the story of Chang’e, the Chinese goddess of the Moon....
Published 07/20/21