MOON NIGHT: CHAPTER 2. WAXING GIBBOUS (320kbs-m4a/195mb/1hr25mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 24th March 2024
It sits around 240, 000 miles away from earth, yet it dominates our night sky, moves our oceans and has been a source of cultural and artistic wonder for thousands of years.
Across this full moon night, Kevin Fong takes a journey through the BBC Archive for a long look at our relationship with the moon.
Programmes include a lunar adventure with Jarvis Cocker, a study of werewolves with Mark Radcliffe, Helen Sharman hears from those who have stood on the moon itself, and Bill Nighy stars in a drama about how love and the moon could destroy the world.
Going through the night, from 10pm until 5am, join Kevin Fong for a unique night of radio adventures, taking you all the way to the moon and back.
In Chapter 2: Waxing Gibbous programmes include;
- The Lunar Effect: The Cycle - Michelle Gomez reads John Connolly's short story.
- Howling At The Moon - Mark Radcliffe investigates the cult of the werewolf.
- Why The Moon, Luke? - Artist Luke Jerram is obsessed with the Moon. So he has made one.
Plus; the writer Nell Frizzell shares a personal story about finding connection and companionship with the moon.
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