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Let's All Listen To… The Radio Adaptation Of Neil Gaiman's Stardust

624It was a serialised illustrated novella by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess, published by DC/Vertigo.

It was a novella published with just the words.

It was a big Hollywood blockbuster.

And now… it is a radio show. The latest from the great Dirk Maggs. And running over the Christmas period on BBC Radio 4, Britain's greatest contribution to culture in the last century.

In two parts, each an hour long. Here is part one. And here is part two. Starring Eleanor Bron, Matthew Beard and Sophie Rundle.

And as a fifteen minute bonus, Susanna Clarke, the author of the wonderful Jonathan Strange and Mister Norrell has written a new Stardust short story, read by Sophie Rundle.

After having lodged for a night at The Seventh Magpie, the Duke of Wellington unwittingly crosses the gap between the village of Wall and the magical land of Faerie and finds himself facing a possibly deadly encounter which cannot be settled by his usual military means. His only weapon? Mrs Pumphrey's embroidery scissors. What is a Duke to do?

Available worldwide, for free. You can even download the script for the first episode in PDF form…

Why, what else were you doing with this week?


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Rich JohnstonAbout Rich Johnston

Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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