Childhood favourites: Just So Stories
Alasdair Gray rereads
English - August 19, 2019 17:34 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsBooks Arts Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Alasdair Gray rereads excerpts from Just So Stories to his sister Mora and they revisit Rudyard Kipling’s illustrations and rhymes – with one particular passage triggering thoughts of Jean Rhys and Eliot’s The Wasteland.
With thanks to:
Alasdair Gray and Mora Rolley;
David Thomas - technical advice and support;
Berniya Hamie – closing piano;
Matthew Robinson – rereads logos.
Featured book: Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling. You can follow @alasdairgrayrereads on Instagram for news, pictures and previews of upcoming episodes.