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A dwarf seeks a guide to a certain cave on the Misty Isle. Bill Paterson reads Neil Gaiman's novelette about chilling revenge.
A dwarf seeks a guide to a certain cave on the Misty Isle.
Chilling revenge for a terrible crime is at the heart of Neil Gaiman's multi-award-winning novelette, inspired by a Hebridean myth and originally commissioned by the Sydney Opera House for the Graphic Festival with celebrated illustrator Eddie Campbell.
Reader: Bill Paterson
Writer: Neil Gaiman
Abridged and produced by Karen Rose
A Sweet Talk production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in November 2015.
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Orpheus Underground
Documentary: Neil Gaiman goes underground and investigates the appeal of the Orpheus myth
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Bill Paterson |
| Author | Neil Gaiman |
| Abridger | Karen Rose |
| Producer | Karen Rose |
Broadcasts
Mon 23 Nov 201522:45BBC Radio 4- Sun 12 Feb 201718:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 13 Feb 201700:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 5 Jan 202018:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 6 Jan 202000:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
Listeners drawings of Neil Gaiman's Book at Bedtime
See these tip-top illustrations in our fan art gallery.
Draw Neil Gaiman's Story
Invitation to draw an image for Neil Gaiman's The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains
