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Dancing Ganesh by Alan Spence

4 Extra Debut. A frustrated climber seeks enlightenment in Kathmandu. Read by Michael Nardone.

A frustrated climber seeks enlightenment in Kathmandu.

Short story written by Alan Spence.

Read by: Michael Nardone.

Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2023.

**** Alan Spence is an award-winning poet, playwright and novelist based in Edinburgh.

Appointed Edinburgh Makar in 2017, he is also Professor Emeritus in Creative Writing at University of Aberdeen.

His longer works include novels, 'Its Colours They Are Fine', 'The Stone Garden', 'The Magic Flute', 'Way to Go' and 'The Pure Land'.

Available now

14 minutes

On radio

Wednesday15:45

Broadcasts

  • Fri 22 Dec 202315:45
  • Sun 5 May 202414:45
  • Wednesday15:45
  • Wednesday21:45
  • Thursday05:45