Tales of the Night Sky – Détails, épisodes et analyse

When Phaëthon, son of Helios and the nymph Clymene, seeks out proof that his father is divine, it precipitates his tragic end.

Narrated by Bibi Jacob.

Sound and production by Geoff Chong.

Check out Bibi's substack: @mythhead

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Find out more about the constellation Eridanus here: https://rebelstargazer.substack.com/p/eridanus-the-river

The Argonauts have arrived in Colchis, the Golden Fleece is within their reach. But Jason will need the help of the goddess Aphrodite and the sorceress, Medea, to face the challenges ahead. And that help will come at a price.

*Sensitive listeners beware - some of this episode is gruesome!*

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

Original compositions written and performed by Chloe Dunn - with Louis appearing as Eros. 

Featuring:
Tom Morton as Aeëtes,
Chloe Dunn as Aphrodite,
Tercelin Kirtley as Orpheus,
Ciaran Cresswell as Jason,
Rose Romain as Medea.

Sources for this episode include: Apollonius' 'Argonautica', 'The Orphic Argonautica', Euripides' 'Medea', Seneca's 'Medea', Pinder's 4th Pythian. 

The extract from Euripide's 'Medea' is in a translation by Ian Johnston, Vancouver Island University.

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

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.

In this final Trojan episode, the ghosts of the war rise up and tell tales of loss and consolation. 

Sensitive listeners be aware  - some of the stories are disturbing.

Written and narrated by Bibi Jacob.
Sound and production by Geoff Chong.
Extracts from 17314 Aisakos and 884 Priamus feature Ciaran Cresswell and Les Clack.

A thank you to Chloe Dunn.

Andromache appears in the university observatory to recount her tragic tale.

175 Andromache is a main-belt asteroid – not a Trojan in the L4 or L5 Lagrange points in Jupiter's orbit. But since her character is central to the Trojan war, we've included her in this special series. 

Written and directed by KJ Dwyer.
Edited by Bibi Jacob.
With Mia Leahy as Dardana
and Kate Colebrook as Petra.
Original violin and vocal compositions written and performed by Chloe Dunn.
Sound and production by Geoff Chong.

Recorded at the SACD studios, Paris.

You can listen to more of Chloe Dunn's beautiful music, on becaflor.com / Bècaflor Teaser

Strange things happen one night, in a university observatory as Éloi struggles to stay awake and observe the 617 Patroclus asteroid.

Written and directed by KJ Dwyer.
With KJ Dwyer as Elio.
Mitchell Moreno as Patroclus.
Ken Starcevic as  Menoetius.
Bibi Jacob as the radio announcer.

Sound and production by Geoff Chong.

The actors recorded at the SACD Podcast Studio, Paris. And in London - with huge thanks to Nigel Pilkington.

Achilles, 'the best of the Greeks', slaughters Trojans mercilessly as he battles with his own grief and regrets. 

Starring Tom Morton.
Written and directed by Bibi Jacob.
Production and sound by Geoff Chong.

There's an eerie stillness in the port town of Aulis when Iphigenia arrives there for her wedding. What exactly will it take to bring back the winds and allow the Greek ships to sail to Troy?

This original series was co-created with Chris Mack and KJ Dwyer.

And the original concept was sparked off in our writers' group, run by Chris Mack.

Written and performed by Julie Kayla.
Directed by Bibi Jacob.
Sound and production by Geoff Chong
Outro by Bibi Jacob.

112 Iphigenia is a main-belt asteroid – not a Trojan in the L4 or L5 Lagrange points in Jupiter's orbit. But since her character is central to the Trojan war, we've included her in this special series.