The Wicker Man Verb
4 Extra Debut. Ian McMillan marks 50 years of the iconic film - with guests Sarah Hall, David Bramwell, Eliza Skelton and Brian Peters.
Ritual, seduction, silliness and sacrifice - all this and more in 'The Wicker Man Verb' - marking 50 years of the iconic horror film.
Ian McMillan is joined by one of our best fiction writers -Sarah Hall. Sarah shares a new commission for The Verb imagining Summerisle in 2023.
David Bramwell and Eliza Skelton have been influenced by the film as writers and performers - they give The Verb an insight into how their Sing-A-Long-A-Wickerman events work. David has just published 'The Singalong-A-Wicker-Man Scrapbook' https://www.drbramwell.com/
Folk musician Brian Peters explores the old songs that sit behind the soundtrack, and Verb regular - the poet and performer Kate Fox, goes on a emotional journey with Lord Summerisle, imagining how he might operate in the world of social media influencers, and endless 'wellness' marketing.
Producer: Faith Lawrence
First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 3 in May 2023.
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Broadcasts
Fri 26 May 2023 22:00麻豆社 Radio 3- Fri 27 Oct 2023 22:00麻豆社 Radio 3
- Sat 2 Dec 2023 17:35麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 3 Dec 2023 01:35麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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