大象传媒

Benjamin Myers is a writer attracted to the stories and descriptions of, as he puts it, 鈥渢his strange, eccentric isle of ours.鈥� Hailing from Durham, his work is shot through with the voices and landscapes of the North of England, and often includes dark and comedic accounts of ordinary and extraordinary people in history. Ahead of his latest book, Cuddy - a retelling of the life of hermit Saint Cuthbert of Northumbria - he selects a track that transports him to the shores of Holy Island and the vast acoustics of his home city鈥檚 Norman cathedral, a piece of choral music that has enthralled him ever since he first encountered it in the soundtrack to The Wicker Man.

Elsewhere in the show, Elizabeth Alker goes on a sonic wander through mysterious landscapes, serving up ambient sounds from the folk horror genre including new releases from composer and violinist Laura Cannell and electronic artist Alexander Tucker.

Produced by Alexa Kruger
A Reduced Listening production for 大象传媒 Radio 3