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Tales of the Night Sky | Greek & Roman Star Myths

By: Bibi Jacob Geoff Chong. A Monkeybird Production
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  • Original audio drama with spectacular soundscapes, based on the Greco-Roman myths behind the constellations. Written and directed by Bibi Jacob, these moving and sometimes humorous tales, brim with tragedy, injustice, and violence.
    Monkeybird Productions 2024
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  • S3 E1 Ariadne & Europa: The Constellation of Taurus, Part 1

    S3 E1 Ariadne & Europa: The Constellation of Taurus, Part 1
    May 19 2024

    Ariadne has been abandoned on the island of Naxos by Theseus. As she battles with heartache and homesickness she remembers her grandmother Europa.

    Written and narrated by Bibi Jacob.
    Sound and production by Geoff Chong.

    Sources for this re-telling include Moschus’ poem ‘Europa’; Roberto Calasso’s ‘The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony,’ and Ariadne’s letter to Theseus from Ovid’s ‘Heroides’ which you can hear me read on Late Night Classics: S1 E4: Heroides – Ariadne to Theseus
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    27 mins
  • S2 E14 Hermes & Aphrodite: The Constellation of Aquila

    S2 E14 Hermes & Aphrodite: The Constellation of Aquila
    Feb 14 2024
    How do a slipper and an eagle lead to love?  Hermes explains all.    Written by Chris Mack with Bibi Jacob. Featuring Chris Mack and Bibi Jacob. Sound and production by Geoff Chong.   Discover our new show, Late Night Classics
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    18 mins
  • S2 E13 Castor & Polydeuces: The Constellation of Gemini

    S2 E13 Castor & Polydeuces: The Constellation of Gemini
    Dec 16 2023

    You may know them as the Dioscuri - sons of Zeus - or as the Gemini Twins. In this episode discover the very unusal afterlife of the inimitable Castor and Polydeuces.

    Written and directed by Bibi Jacob.

    Starring David Stanley as Polydeuces, Kester Lovelace as Castor and Chris Mack as Hermes.

    Sound and production by Geoff Chong.

    Recorded at the SACD studios in Paris. 

    The quote from the Homeric Hymn to the Dioscuri comes from the  Evelyn-White translation.
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    19 mins
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Magical!

This is sweepingly well done. Stories to listen to while you snug under blankets sipping a warm drink.

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